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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 is odd about the teacher?
(a) He is missing an eye.
(b) He cannot read.
(c) He has only one foot.
(d) He is very old.

2. What is said to be "two sisters" (293) in Section 3?
(a) Fall and Mold.
(b) Summer and hopelessness.
(c) Poetry and spring time.
(d) Justice and mid-winter.

3. Where does Nonni suggest he and Helgi run away to, in Section 3?
(a) America.
(b) Vik.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Europe.

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

5. Where does Bjartur plan to move at the end of Section 4?
(a) Fjord.
(b) Vik.
(c) America.
(d) Urtharsel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bjartur ordered to made for Christmas dinner?

2. What does Gvendur wish for during wishing time?

3. What does Gvendur try to sell Bjartur in Section 4?

4. What does the teacher bring for the children?

5. Where does Nonni learn he will go in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 4, Bjartur reveals his attitude about housekeepers. What is this attitude?

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

3. What big news is revealed about Asta Sollilja in Section 3?

4. Why does Gvendur not go to America, and how is he treated in Iceland afterwards?

5. What do each of the children wish for in wishing time in Section 3?

6. What strange things happens to the Bjartur's flock of sheep in Section 3?

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

8. What does Bjartur do in retaliation for his sheep being killed in Section 3?

9. What does Einar of Undirhlith say about kings in Section 4?

10. What happens when Gvendur finally comes face-to-face with the Bailiff's daughter again in Section 4?

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