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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Gvendur at the start of Section 4?
(a) 17.
(b) 12.
(c) 30.
(d) 19.

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

3. Who claims to have seen "something around the house" (277) that could explain the sheep's death in Section 3?
(a) Bjartur.
(b) Asta Sollilja.
(c) Nonni.
(d) Helgi.

4. What does Bjartur tell Brynja at the end of Section 4?
(a) You have to leave.
(b) I am in love with you.
(c) Will you marry me?
(d) What have you done to my son?

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

6. According to the Bailiff's daughter in Section 4, what do Gvendur's clothes smell like?
(a) Wool and snow.
(b) Cow dung and sugar.
(c) Fish and bread.
(d) Smoke and feathers.

7. Why do many people come to Summer house in Section 3?
(a) They believe it is haunted.
(b) He is giving away free coffee.
(c) Bjartur is trying to find a husband for Asta.
(d) It is the only croft in the valley that has not be destroyed by blizzard.

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

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

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

11. When the children ask the teacher about Bjartur in Section 3, what does the teacher refer to Bjartur as?
(a) A king.
(b) A viking.
(c) A prince.
(d) A scoundrel.

12. How much does the Bailiff offer Bjartur for Summerhouse in Section 4?
(a) $35 American dollars.
(b) 15,000 crowns.
(c) 30,000 crowns.
(d) 5 crowns.

13. What does Nonni wish for during wishing time?
(a) Bread.
(b) Extra sheep.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Other countries.

14. What does Bjartur tell Asta on Christmas night in Section 3?
(a) He is leaving Summerhouse for a while.
(b) She makes horrible boiled fish.
(c) He wants her to be his wife.
(d) He is getting a new wife.

15. What does Bjartur want Gvendur to tell Asta Sollilja in Section 4?
(a) He wants him to recite a poem for her.
(b) Bjartur wants Gvendur to beg her to come back to Summerhouse.
(c) Bjartur wants Gvendur to kidnap her child.
(d) Bjartur wants Gvendur to tell her that he hates her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries the Fell King's daughter in Section 4?

2. What does Bjartur not want Brynja to offer him in Section 4?

3. According to Thorir of Gilteig, what does one need to have faith in?

4. What do many Icelanders come to call World War I?

5. What nickname does Bjartur call Ingolfur by?

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