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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 does the teacher bring for the children?

2. What item is Bjartur's new house missing?

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

4. What does Asta Sollilja do on Christmas night?

5. Who posts the notice of the sale of Summerhosue in Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Asta go at the end of Section 3?

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

4. What strange things happens to the Bjartur's flock of sheep in Section 3?

5. What happens when Gvendur finally comes face-to-face with the Bailiff's daughter again in Section 4?

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

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

8. What impact does the "ghost" of Summerhouse have on the parish in Section 3?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select one of the many songs or poems in the novel and analyze its meaning.

Essay Topic 2

How is childhood treated in the novel? Are children and childhood distinct from adulthood?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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