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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. Who is Blesi?
(a) Rosa's child.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A foal.
(d) The reverend's wife.

2. Why does Asta snuggle closer to Bjartur while they are sleeping in the same bunk?
(a) She is cold and scared.
(b) She is overcome with emotion.
(c) She is dreaming.
(d) She thinks she must.

3. When does the family get their cow in Section 2?
(a) May.
(b) December.
(c) March.
(d) June.

4. What happens to Gullbra?
(a) She is killed by Rosa.
(b) She gives birth.
(c) She is lost in the river.
(d) She is buried alive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Part II of the novel called?

2. What does Rosa beg Bjartur to get for her in Section 1?

3. Who is talking at the start of Section 2?

4. How many sons do Bjartur and Finna have?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Kolumkilli?

2. What are examples of Nonni's imagination in Section 2?

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

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

5. How does the Madam of Myri compare the townsmen from the country men in Section 1?

6. Who is Ingolfur Arnarson?

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

8. How does Rosa describe Summerhouse when she first sees it in Section 1?

9. How do Sollilja's feelings about town change once she goes there in Section 2?

10. What do Bjartur and Rosa argue about on their way back to Summerhouse in Section 1?

(see the answer keys)

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