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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 old is Gvendur at the start of Section 4?

2. What does Asta wish for during wishing time?

3. What does Gvendur pretend to leave behind in a ploy to talk with Ingolfur's daughter?

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

5. Which chapter in Section 4 begins, "Wherein lays the secret to Ingolfur Anrnarson's success"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gvendur not go to America, and how is he treated in Iceland afterwards?

2. Who is Brynja?

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

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

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

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

7. In Section 4, Bjartur reveals his attitude about housekeepers. What is this attitude?

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

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

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

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

Consider the role of mysticism in the novel. How are superstitions, legends, and ghosts all expressed in the novel and what is their impact on the characters?

Essay Topic 3

In Section One, on his wedding day Bjartur says, "In a way sheep and men are one" (32). Analyze the means of this quote. How does it symbolize the connection that Bjartur feels to his animals? Why would he think that animals and man are the same?

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