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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Bjartur not want Brynja to offer him in Section 4?
(a) Puppy.
(b) Biscuit.
(c) Loan.
(d) Kiss.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who gives Bjartur his new property after he loses Summerhouse?
(a) Asta Sollilja.
(b) Hallbera.
(c) Ingolfur.
(d) Gvendur.

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

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

13. According to Helgi and Nonni's memory, who was their mother good friends with?
(a) Bjartur.
(b) The sheep.
(c) A mystery man in Fjord.
(d) Elf people.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Brynja?

4. When the children ask the teacher about Bjartur in Section 3, what does the teacher refer to Bjartur as?

5. Which chapter in Section 4 begins, "Wherein lays the secret to Ingolfur Anrnarson's success"?

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