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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosa wish to leave on Gunnvor's tomb in Section 1?

2. What does Bjartur do the day before the round-up in Section 1?

3. Which of the kitchen items does Nonni envision to be the Bailiff of Myri?

4. What happens to Gullbra?

5. Who keeps Rosa's baby alive before Bjartur returns in Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ingolfur Arnarson?

2. How does Bjartur express his connection to his dog in Section 1?

3. Who is Kolumkilli?

4. How does Asta Sollilja feel about the Bailiff's proposal of an education in Section 2, and what compromise is reached?

5. What do Rosa and Bjartur argue about during their first night back at Summerhouse?

6. Who is Bukolla and how does she impact the family in Section 2?

7. How does the relationship between Asta Sollilja and Bjartur change over the course of Section 2?

8. What does Bjartur find when he comes back to Summerhouse after he is out searching for Gullbra, in Section 1?

9. Who is Gullbra and what happens to her in Section 1?

10. What is the state of Summerhouse by the end of Section 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of death in the novel. What is Laxness suggesting about death and its causes?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how the theme of nature impacts the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Which of the characters in the novel are static characters? Which are dynamic? Explain.

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