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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Book 2, Part I Hard Times.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Asta Sollilja see for the first time when she goes into town?
(a) A pregnant woman.
(b) The ocean.
(c) A goat.
(d) A circus.

2. How does Bjartur find his sheep killed on the third day, in Section 3?
(a) Hanging from the roof.
(b) Decapitated.
(c) Stuck between the rungs in the fence.
(d) Dead from Lung Worm.

3. What are the Bernotus Rhymes?
(a) A book Bjartur gives Asta to help her learn to read.
(b) The Bible in Icelandic.
(c) The stories that Asta's grandmother tells her and her brothers.
(d) The stories that Rosa wrote to Asta before she died.

4. What is Bjartur's wife's name?
(a) Nelly.
(b) Jensie.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Sarah.

5. What question does the bookseller ask Asta?
(a) Do you agree that parents know best?
(b) Do you agree that having a cow is a luxury?
(c) Do you agree that Shakespeare is the best writer?
(d) Do you agree one must adapt to the times?

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reverend Gudmundur bring into the parish in Section 1?

2. What excuse does Asta give to Bjartur for wanting to go to Myri, in Section 2?

3. How old is Asta Sollilja at the start of Section 2?

4. What is Myri?

5. Who is Finna?

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