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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 2, where are the knight and his squire headed?
(a) German ports.
(b) English countryside.
(c) Irish
(d) Stirling Castle.

2. What is this "crudded milk, fantastical puff-paste" that George Mackay Brown speaks of in chapter 6?
(a) No purpose in life.
(b) Our body.
(c) Insubstantial pastry.
(d) Angels who fall from heights.

3. How does the laird describe Norday Island to his factor in chapter 5?
(a) "The lark at dawn arising."
(b) "A breath of air past fog."
(c) "Sweet sessions of Syrian thought."
(d) "This precious stone set in a silver sea."

4. What are the names of Matthew Ragnarson's daughters?
(a) Rounda, Tilta and Frontario.
(b) Rita, Mildred and Margaret.
(c) Isa, Tina and Bella.
(d) Inga, Sigrid and Ragna.

5. Who is Selkie?
(a) Thorfinn's collie.
(b) Laird's two year old chestnut colt.
(c) Sophie's twin sister.
(d) Isa's cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are iron rations?

2. Why does Thorfinn miss the great battle at Stirling Castle?

3. What is a sign that the broch is being neglected?

4. What is the name of Olafson's farm?

5. What song is Olafson singing right before he dies?

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