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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What coveted item does Brynja own?
(a) Wool hat.
(b) Water proof shoes.
(c) A bed.
(d) High heel shoes.

2. How old is Asta's daughter in Section 4?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) She has died.

3. How much money does Nonni send to Iceland for Gvendur?
(a) $50.
(b) $100.
(c) $10.
(d) $200.

4. Where does Gvendur finally get to talk to Ingolfur's daughter in Section 4?
(a) In Vik.
(b) At church.
(c) On the docks waiting for the boat.
(d) Outside Summerhouse while she is in her car.

5. What does Bjartur do to try to save his sheep in Section 3?
(a) Purchase expensive medicine.
(b) Buy a tom cat.
(c) Cast his own spells over the ewe house.
(d) Consult with the local priest.

6. Where does Gvendur plan to move in Section 4?
(a) Reykjavik.
(b) America.
(c) Italy.
(d) Denmark.

7. What does Gvendur wish for during wishing time?
(a) Helgi will come home.
(b) He will get married.
(c) Finna will be alive again.
(d) Father's sheep will have a good winter.

8. What is "in great demand in the country districts" (383) in Section 4?
(a) Coffee from the valley.
(b) Salt fish.
(c) Rural Culture.
(d) Sheep's wool.

9. Who is Helgi worried about coming to Summerhouse in Section 3?
(a) The teacher.
(b) The Sheriff.
(c) The neighborhood girl who wishes to be married.
(d) Madam of Myri.

10. Who is having a conversation at the start of Section 3?
(a) Nonni and Bjartur.
(b) Helgi and Nonni.
(c) Asta Sollilja and Nonni.
(d) Nonni and his grandmother.

11. Which chapter in Section 4 begins, "Wherein lays the secret to Ingolfur Anrnarson's success"?
(a) Wind on the Heath.
(b) Politics.
(c) On the River.
(d) Sheep.

12. How does Bjartur find his sheep killed on the third day, in Section 3?
(a) Hanging from the roof.
(b) Decapitated.
(c) Dead from Lung Worm.
(d) Stuck between the rungs in the fence.

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

14. In Section 4, what does Gvendur say is more glorious than America?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Summerhouse.
(c) Love.
(d) Sheep.

15. What does Asta Sollilja do on Christmas night?
(a) Fall in love.
(b) Wash.
(c) Cut her hair.
(d) Make a new dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color shirt is the teacher wearing when the children meet him in Section 3?

2. What furniture does Bjartur move to his new house in Section 4?

3. Where does Nonni suggest he and Helgi run away to, in Section 3?

4. Who goes to see the minister about the supposed ghost in Summerhouse, in Section 3?

5. What body part of Asta Sollilja's does Bjartur stare at in Section 3?

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