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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Finna?
(a) Bjartur's second wife.
(b) Bjartur's second daughter.
(c) Helgi's grandmother.
(d) The name of the cow.

2. What does Asta tell Nonni in "The Big Sister"?
(a) That she is running away.
(b) That she hates Bjartur.
(c) That she wished for love.
(d) That she killed his mother.

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

4. Why does Asta go to Rauthsmyri in Section 3?
(a) To have a new dress made for her.
(b) To be confirmed.
(c) To get a job.
(d) To find the teacher.

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

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

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

8. What color hat does Gvendur think Ingolfur's daughter is wearing in Section 4?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

9. What does Bjartur tell Asta Sollilja in Section 3?
(a) He has found Helgi alive.
(b) He is going back to town for good.
(c) He is not her real father.
(d) She is moving to America.

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

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

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

13. What big business is passed into the hands of Ingolfur Arnarson?
(a) The National Society.
(b) Icelandic Feed Store.
(c) Icelandic Tax Association.
(d) The National Bank.

14. According to Einar of Undirhlith in Section 4, who have Icelanders "never had any great respect for" (373)?
(a) Kings.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Cows.

15. What do the farmers turn their conversation to at the end of Section 4?
(a) Houses.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Worms.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do many people come to Summer house in Section 3?

2. Where does Gvendur finally get to talk to Ingolfur's daughter in Section 4?

3. Who does Gvendur plan to give his sheep to in Section 4?

4. What countries does the Fell King talk about in Section 4?

5. What animal does Bjartur and Hallbera discuss at the end of Section 4?

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