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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. Which chapter in Section 4 begins, "Wherein lays the secret to Ingolfur Anrnarson's success"?
(a) On the River.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Politics.
(d) Wind on the Heath.

2. Who goes to see the minister about the supposed ghost in Summerhouse, in Section 3?
(a) Bjartur.
(b) A friendly neighbor.
(c) Asta Sollilja.
(d) Madam of Myri.

3. What countries does the Fell King talk about in Section 4?
(a) France and Germany.
(b) Japan and India.
(c) Italy and Denmark.
(d) Russia and China.

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

5. Who gives Bjartur his new property after he loses Summerhouse?
(a) Hallbera.
(b) Ingolfur.
(c) Gvendur.
(d) Asta Sollilja.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many Icelanders come to call World War I?

2. When do the sheep begin to show up dead in Section 3?

3. What does Asta Sollilja do on Christmas night?

4. Why does Asta go to Rauthsmyri in Section 3?

5. What are the two things that Grandmother asks Nonni to remember to do when he leaves Summerhouse, in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bjartur say to Gvendur when Gvendur tells him he is leaving for America in Section 4?

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

3. What impact does the "ghost" of Summerhouse have on the parish in Section 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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