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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. Who goes to see the minister about the supposed ghost in Summerhouse, in Section 3?

2. What book does Madam of Myri send Asta in Section 3?

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

4. In Section 4, what does Gvendur say is more glorious than America?

5. Where does Bjartur plan to move at the end of Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Bjartur and Asta Sollilja talk about in "The Right Cheek" in Section 3?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Bjartur do in retaliation for his sheep being killed in Section 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the contrast between city life and country life in the novel. What is Laxness saying about each? Which does he suggest is superior and why?

Essay Topic 3

How does the introduction of the Cooperative Society in Iceland impact that novel?

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