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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Thorfinn imagine Prince Charles life after the escape?
(a) Full of pomp and circumstance.
(b) Becoming a great writer of romance novels.
(c) Living out his years as a crofter on Norday Island.
(d) A glorious death on the fields of battle.

2. Who is Major Schneider?
(a) British capitalist who produces Thorfinn's first book.
(b) German commander of prison camp and mentor to Thorfinn.
(c) Old friend of John Evans who likes Thorfin's writing.
(d) English lord who supplies Thorfinn with paper.

3. Who is Ragna courting in chapter 6?
(a) Andrew Rosey.
(b) Ransom Terry.
(c) Selkie Downs.
(d) Stalwart Inqvest.

4. What type of "disease" does Thorfinn have when the military comes looking for him?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Diabetes.

5. Why are the doors all gone from the village homes after the war?
(a) Wild animals tore the doors off their hinges.
(b) Hippies moved in and burned the doors for warmth.
(c) Everyone took their door with them.
(d) Jimmy Greeno sold them to Norsemen.

6. What dates are carved on Jacob Olafson's stone?
(a) 1865-1930.
(b) 1888-1905.
(c) 1887-1889.
(d) 1800-1901.

7. When does the original Hall burn down?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1314.
(d) 1746.

8. How many rooms does the laird's Hall have?
(a) 20.
(b) 450.
(c) 3.
(d) 200.

9. When does the Bishop Usher set the date of Creation?
(a) 2 AD.
(b) 1 million years before Christ.
(c) 4004 BC.
(d) 10,000 BC.

10. What is the present Mr. Harcourt-Smithers known for?
(a) His ability to drink great quantities of ale.
(b) Massive generosity.
(c) Being inarticulate.
(d) Religious devotion.

11. Who is Billie Holm?
(a) Press gang leader.
(b) Lawyer for British government.
(c) Head of the construction gang.
(d) Porter and odd job man for James MacTavish.

12. When the original Hall burns down, where does the laird stay that winter?
(a) Cave on isle of Westray.
(b) Hovel on grounds of original Hall.
(c) With Isa Estavoy.
(d) London hotel.

13. How does Thorfinn deal with the tension in his family in chapter 6?
(a) Types a story out on his typewriter.
(b) Goes out into the fields and rides Selkie.
(c) Runs away and joins the army.
(d) Tries to bring everyone together to talk.

14. What do the Scottish and Irish laborers do when they arrive?
(a) Take over the main buildings and farm.
(b) Cover a beach with concrete.
(c) Evict all the Norday residents.
(d) Erect village of Nissen huts.

15. How old is Thorfinn when he leaves school?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of Mr. Harcourt-Smither's granddaughters?

2. In chapter 7 what appears just off the shore of Norday?

3. Who burns down the original Hall?

4. What two Norday inhabitants seem untouched by the chaos and destruction of the aerodrome workers?

5. What awkward announcement does Matthew Ragnarson make to his children in chapter 6?

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