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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 shirt is the teacher wearing when the children meet him in Section 3?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

2. What happens after wishing time in Section 3?
(a) Nonni and Gvendur fight.
(b) Helgi returns home.
(c) Asta and the teacher sleep together.
(d) The teacher leaves.

3. How many sheep does Bjartur have at the start of Section 4?
(a) 250.
(b) 500.
(c) 10.
(d) Zero, they all died.

4. Why does Asta not accept Gvendur's gift in Section 4?
(a) She is allergic to sheep.
(b) Her daughter is scared of them.
(c) She has no room for it at her home.
(d) She does not accept gifts.

5. What do the farmers turn their conversation to at the end of Section 4?
(a) Taxes.
(b) Worms.
(c) Women.
(d) Houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Finna?

2. What does Bjartur want Gvendur to tell Asta Sollilja in Section 4?

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

4. What surprising thing does Bjartur ask the roadmen for in Section 4?

5. What is said to be "two sisters" (293) 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. Who is Brynja?

3. In Section 3, what does Helgi say about Fritha's "prophecies"?

4. In The Walk, in Section 3, why do so many visitors come to Summerhouse?

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

6. What news does the teacher bring them about the political situation in town when he comes in Section 3?

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

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

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

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

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