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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who marries the Fell King's daughter in Section 4?
(a) The merchant running against Ingolfur.
(b) No one, she dies.
(c) Bjartur.
(d) Gvendur.

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

4. According to Gvendur, who is Asta's new husband?
(a) An American.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A modern poet.

5. How many women does Bjartur say he would rather be married to than have one housekeeper?
(a) 3.
(b) 50.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

6. What "relic of the Monopoly" does the grandmother take out on Christmas night?
(a) Her hair pins.
(b) Her wooden teeth.
(c) Her final sweets.
(d) Her kerchief.

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

8. How many winters has Bjartur now spent in his new house, by the end of Section 4?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

9. What is said to be "two sisters" (293) in Section 3?
(a) Justice and mid-winter.
(b) Summer and hopelessness.
(c) Fall and Mold.
(d) Poetry and spring time.

10. What book does Madam of Myri send Asta in Section 3?
(a) The Life of Specters.
(b) The Hard Life.
(c) The Life of Women.
(d) The Simple Life.

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

12. Who does Gvendur plan to give his sheep to in Section 4?
(a) Asta Sollilja.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) Nonni.
(d) The bailiff's daughter.

13. What item is Bjartur's new house missing?
(a) Windows.
(b) A roof.
(c) Doors.
(d) Walls.

14. Who goes to see the minister about the supposed ghost in Summerhouse, in Section 3?
(a) Asta Sollilja.
(b) Bjartur.
(c) Madam of Myri.
(d) A friendly neighbor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Einar of Undirhlith in Section 4, who have Icelanders "never had any great respect for" (373)?

2. Who sends the teacher to Summerhouse in Section 3?

3. Where does Gvendur plan to move in Section 4?

4. What nickname does Bjartur call Ingolfur by?

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

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