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

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

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

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

5. According to the Bailiff's daughter in Section 4, what do Gvendur's clothes smell like?
(a) Smoke and feathers.
(b) Wool and snow.
(c) Fish and bread.
(d) Cow dung and sugar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gvendur plan to move in Section 4?

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

3. Who does Gvendur plan to give his sheep to in Section 4?

4. What does Bjartur do to try to save his sheep in Section 3?

5. What does Asta wish for during wishing time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Bjartur and Asta Sollilja talk about in "The Right Cheek" in Section 3?

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

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

4. What happens to Bjartur's farm at the end of Section 4?

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

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

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

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

9. While remembering their mother in Section 3, what do the boys remember about the elves?

10. How do Bjartur's feelings about his new house change over the course of the novel?

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