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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What global situation is taking place at the start of Section 4?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) World War I.
(c) A meteor shower.
(d) Civil Rights Movement.

2. What does Bjartur claim is killing his sheep, in Section 3?
(a) Drought.
(b) Lung Worm.
(c) Rats.
(d) Evil Sprites.

3. What does Asta wish for during wishing time?
(a) That her grandmother will never die.
(b) Her mother to be alive again.
(c) Love.
(d) That she will leave Summerhouse.

4. How many sheep does Bjartur have at the start of Section 4?
(a) 250.
(b) 500.
(c) 10.
(d) Zero, they all died.

5. Where does Bjartur plan to move at the end of Section 4?
(a) Fjord.
(b) America.
(c) Vik.
(d) Urtharsel.

6. What happens after wishing time in Section 3?
(a) Helgi returns home.
(b) Asta and the teacher sleep together.
(c) The teacher leaves.
(d) Nonni and Gvendur fight.

7. Why does Asta not accept Gvendur's gift in Section 4?
(a) She is allergic to sheep.
(b) Her daughter is scared of them.
(c) She has no room for it at her home.
(d) She does not accept gifts.

8. Who is Bjort?
(a) Gvendur's horse.
(b) Bjartur's new puppy.
(c) The name of the boat that is going to America.
(d) Asta Sollilja's daughter.

9. Who posts the notice of the sale of Summerhosue in Section 4?
(a) Jon the Bailiff.
(b) Ingolfur Arnarson.
(c) The Fell King.
(d) The Sheriff.

10. Who died the same day that Finna died?
(a) Bukolla.
(b) The lambs.
(c) Nonni.
(d) The grandmother.

11. Where does Nonni suggest he and Helgi run away to, in Section 3?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Vik.
(c) Europe.
(d) America.

12. What happens to Bjartur's house at the end of Section 4?
(a) He destroys it with his bare hands.
(b) It caught on fire.
(c) He sold it to the Bailiff.
(d) It is set to be sold at auction.

13. What does Gvendur pretend to leave behind in a ploy to talk with Ingolfur's daughter?
(a) Horse whip.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Shoes.

14. How old does Nonni suggest his Grandmother is "about to be" (267) in Section 3?
(a) 86.
(b) 77.
(c) 100.
(d) 90.

15. How does Helgi die?
(a) He wanders off into the snow.
(b) He catches a cold.
(c) He hangs himself.
(d) He is killed by Bjartur.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Asta Sollilja in Section 3?

2. What does Gvendur wish for during wishing time?

3. What does Gvendur try to sell Bjartur in Section 4?

4. How many winters has Bjartur now spent in his new house, by the end of Section 4?

5. How old is Asta's daughter in Section 4?

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