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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "The Song of the Broch" promise?
(a) The broch will always be in good repair.
(b) No trouble will ever come again.
(c) Stones will crumble.
(d) The sea will overtake the broch in time.

2. What job does Jock Seatter do in Norday?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Beachcomber.
(c) Politician.
(d) Lobsterman.

3. What does Jess the tinker wife sell on her journey from place to place?
(a) Fireplace tools.
(b) Needles, fabric and trinkets.
(c) Cosmetics and hair pieces.
(d) Supplies for lambing.

4. What sea does the Volga empty into?
(a) Sea of time.
(b) Atlantic ocean.
(c) Black sea.
(d) Japanese sea.

5. What are iron rations?
(a) Flattened slices of beef.
(b) Oatcakes and water.
(c) Heavy chunks of meat with salt.
(d) Thick red tomato soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his adventure with what does Thorfinn step on the shores of Norday Island?

2. What do the men of Norday clean their pipes with?

3. Where is King Robert's palace named Holyrood?

4. How long does it take for Thorfinn to make the journey back to Norday Island from the Eastern Empire?

5. What type of wood does Albert Laird use to make his cradles?

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