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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 "in great demand in the country districts" (383) in Section 4?
(a) Sheep's wool.
(b) Salt fish.
(c) Rural Culture.
(d) Coffee from the valley.

2. What animal does Bjartur and Hallbera discuss at the end of Section 4?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cows.

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

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

5. What happens to Bjartur's house at the end of Section 4?
(a) It is set to be sold at auction.
(b) It caught on fire.
(c) He destroys it with his bare hands.
(d) He sold it to the Bailiff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What furniture does Bjartur move to his new house in Section 4?

2. According to Helgi and Nonni's memory, who was their mother good friends with?

3. What does Gvendur wish for during wishing time?

4. What coveted item does Brynja own?

5. What does Bjartur tell Asta Sollilja in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Bjartur treat all the people who come to his home in Section 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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