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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Book 2 Part II Years of Prosperity .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the teacher bring for the children?
(a) Books.
(b) Meat.
(c) Letters from Bjartur.
(d) Maps.

2. What do Nonni and Gvendur decide they need to get them through Bjartur's absence, in Section 3?
(a) A woman.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Candy.
(d) Tobacco.

3. What "relic of the Monopoly" does the grandmother take out on Christmas night?
(a) Her hair pins.
(b) Her kerchief.
(c) Her final sweets.
(d) Her wooden teeth.

4. Where does Gvendur finally get to talk to Ingolfur's daughter in Section 4?
(a) At church.
(b) Outside Summerhouse while she is in her car.
(c) On the docks waiting for the boat.
(d) In Vik.

5. According to Einar of Undirhlith in Section 4, who have Icelanders "never had any great respect for" (373)?
(a) Kings.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Cows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Asta Sollilja say is "harder than father" (400) in Section 4?

2. What does Asta Sollilja see for the first time when she goes into town?

3. Where does Gvendur plan to move in Section 4?

4. What coveted item does Brynja own?

5. What gives Asta such fear on Christmas night in Section 3?

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