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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours a day do the children work in Section 2?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What does Asta Sollilja see for the first time when she goes into town?
(a) A pregnant woman.
(b) A goat.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A circus.

3. What does Nonni ask his grandmother to tell him a story about in Section 2?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Storms.

4. What does Bjartur offer Asta Sollilja as a consolation for going to Myri to get an education?
(a) He offers to take her into town.
(b) He offers to buy her a new dress.
(c) He offers to buy her a puppy.
(d) He offers to give her her own bedroom.

5. What does Bjartur do the day before the round-up in Section 1?
(a) Add a new stable to Summerhouse.
(b) Get a new puppy.
(c) Shave his summer beard.
(d) Buy Rosa a cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bjartur go to for help after Rosa dies?

2. How does Rosa die?

3. What Holiday is mentioned in "The Wedding" in Section 1?

4. What happens to Bukolla at the end of Section 2?

5. What is Book One titled?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Asta Sollilja described in Section 2?

2. The novel opens with a story of Kolumkilli. Why would the author open with this story?

3. Who is Bukolla and how does she impact the family in Section 2?

4. Who is Ingolfur Arnarson?

5. What does Bjartur find when he comes back to Summerhouse after he is out searching for Gullbra, in Section 1?

6. What is the state of Summerhouse by the end of Section 2?

7. In Section 1, how are the conversations between the men and women different on Bjartur and Rosa's wedding day?

8. As the start of Section 2, what secret does Nonni reveal to his Granny?

9. What is Bruni, in Section 1, and how does it help the farmers?

10. How does the relationship between Asta Sollilja and Bjartur change over the course of Section 2?

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