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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What awkward announcement does Matthew Ragnarson make to his children in chapter 6?
(a) Ragna is asked to leave immediately.
(b) He plans to marry again.
(c) He has cancer.
(d) Thorfinn will inherit the farm alone.

2. After Tina Lyde is chased off by Thorfinn's sister in chapter 6 what does Tina do?
(a) Dresses as a man and hires on a fishing yacht.
(b) Stands at a distance, at twilight and looks towards Ingle.
(c) Becomes a nun.
(d) Marries a wealthy Irishman.

3. When are the brochs first built in the Orkney islands?
(a) 10,000 years ago.
(b) 200 years ago.
(c) 15 years ago.
(d) 2,000 years ago.

4. What is a croft?
(a) Group of bairns.
(b) Fishing boat.
(c) Farm.
(d) Carving skills.

5. What is a press-gang?
(a) Wine makers.
(b) Thieving marauders.
(c) Entertainers.
(d) Military recruiters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jeremy Smith watching during the school lesson about brochs?

2. What leader shatters the English army at Stirling Castle?

3. Who is the poorest man in Norday?

4. What is the name of the shepherd who lives up in the high mountain pass in chapter 2?

5. Who is the island's only "person of quality?"

(see the answer key)

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