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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. How much money does Nonni send to Iceland for Gvendur?

2. What does Nonni wish for during wishing time?

3. What happens to Bjartur's house at the end of Section 4?

4. What big business is passed into the hands of Ingolfur Arnarson?

5. What do the farmers turn their conversation to at the end of Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Bjartur's farm at the end of Section 4?

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

3. What impact does WWI have on Iceland, as told in Section 4?

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

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

6. While remembering their mother in Section 3, what do the boys remember about the elves?

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

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

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

10. What big news is revealed about Asta Sollilja in Section 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The relationship between the Bailiff and Bjartur is complicated. Track their relationship and analyze its dynamic.

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