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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 is the Baliff of Myri's wife called in Section 1?

2. What Holiday is mentioned in "The Wedding" in Section 1?

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

4. What animal pulls Bjartur into the river in Section 1?

5. Who is Audur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bruni, in Section 1, and how does it help the farmers?

2. As the start of Section 2, what secret does Nonni reveal to his Granny?

3. How is Asta Sollilja described in Section 2?

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

5. What does Bjartur tell the Bailiff about Asta Sollilja in Section 2?

6. What are examples of Nonni's imagination in Section 2?

7. In Section 1, how are the conversations between the men and women different on Bjartur and Rosa's wedding day?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Christianity play in the novel? Consider which characters might represent Christianity and which might represent other religions.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Although the novel is set in Iceland in the 1930s, there are multiple universal themes in the text that are timeless. Select 2 of these themes and write about how they are expressed in this story and how they are universally understood.

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