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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. What does Nonni wish for during wishing time?
(a) Bread.
(b) Extra sheep.
(c) Other countries.
(d) Sweets.

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

3. Who does Asta Sollilja say is "harder than father" (400) in Section 4?
(a) God.
(b) Helgi.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Ingolfur.

4. What nickname does Bjartur call Ingolfur by?
(a) Golfy.
(b) Ingi.
(c) Furbur.
(d) Arnsy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 4, what does Gvendur say is more glorious than America?

2. How many women does Bjartur say he would rather be married to than have one housekeeper?

3. Who marries the Fell King's daughter in Section 4?

4. What two items does the teacher take out of his suitcase and handle with extreme care?

5. How many sheep does Bjartur have at the start of Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Asta Sollilja come home early from Rauthsmyri in Section 3?

2. What are the minister's views on the soul, as revealed in Section 3?

3. Where does Asta go at the end of Section 3?

4. What is the problem with the house that Bjartur builds in Section 4?

5. What impact does WWI have on Iceland, as told in Section 4?

6. What happens between Asta and the teacher in Section 3?

7. Who is the stranger that shows up to Summerhouse in Section 3 after Bjartur leaves? What is everyone's reaction to him?

8. What news does Nonni get at the end of Section 3, and what is his reaction?

9. What does Gvendur tell Asta Sollilja about Bjartur in Section 4, and how does she react?

10. How is the Grandmother described at the start of Section 4?

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