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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. Where does Nonni suggest he and Helgi run away to, in Section 3?

2. What global situation is taking place at the start of Section 4?

3. According to the Bailiff's daughter in Section 4, what do Gvendur's clothes smell like?

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

5. What does Bjartur not want Brynja to offer him in Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gvendur tell Asta Sollilja about Bjartur in Section 4, and how does she react?

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

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

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

6. In Conversations with the Higher Power in Section 3, what happens to Bjartur's ewes?

7. What news does Nonni get at the end of Section 3, and what is his reaction?

8. How is Gvendur described in Admission Tickets in Section 4?

9. What do each of the children wish for in wishing time in Section 3?

10. Who is Brynja?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Asta Sollilja and Bjartur. Consider all of the key episodes in their relationship that shaped it.

Essay Topic 2

On page 19, the Bailiff of Myri's wife says, "Rich people are never happy, she said, but poor people are happy practically without exception." (19). How does this quote represent Madam's mindset and how does this differ from the mindset of others in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How does the theme of "self vs. community" manifest in the novel?

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