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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tulinus Jensen?
(a) The manager of Bruni's.
(b) The bishop who will marry Bjartur and Rosa.
(c) The name of the region where Bjartur lives.
(d) Bjartur's uncle.

2. What does Bjartur do the day before the round-up in Section 1?
(a) Get a new puppy.
(b) Shave his summer beard.
(c) Buy Rosa a cow.
(d) Add a new stable to Summerhouse.

3. How does Rosa die?
(a) Childbirth.
(b) Murdered by intruders.
(c) Froze to death.
(d) Starved to death.

4. Who is talking at the start of Section 2?
(a) Asta Sollilja.
(b) Bjartur.
(c) Nonni.
(d) Finna.

5. Where do Asta Sollilja and Bjartur go when they first get to town?
(a) The guest house to leave their belongings while they run errands.
(b) The beach.
(c) The pub.
(d) Bruni's shop.

6. How old is Bjartur's bride when he marries her in Section 1?
(a) 26.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

7. What is the Baliff of Myri's wife called in Section 1?
(a) Madam.
(b) Lady.
(c) Queen.
(d) Ewe.

8. How many hours a day do the children work in Section 2?
(a) 16.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

9. Where did Kolumkilli sail to Iceland from?
(a) The Northern Iceburgs.
(b) The Southern Desserts.
(c) The Western Islands.
(d) The Eastern Seas.

10. What animal pulls Bjartur into the river in Section 1?
(a) Moose.
(b) Dog.
(c) Reindeer.
(d) Elk.

11. Who keeps Rosa's baby alive before Bjartur returns in Section 1?
(a) Bjartur's maid.
(b) The Madam of Myri.
(c) No one. The baby died.
(d) Tilta the dog.

12. What does Rosa wish to leave on Gunnvor's tomb in Section 1?
(a) Sheep's milk.
(b) A collection of tea.
(c) A stone.
(d) A cross.

13. What book does Bjartur buy Asta in Section 2?
(a) Rupunzel.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) The Little Mermaid.
(d) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

14. What does Rosa tell Bjartur she is craving in Section 1?
(a) Cod Fish.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Honey.
(d) Meat.

15. What is Book One titled?
(a) A Wedding.
(b) Independence.
(c) Viking.
(d) Icelandic Pioneer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Bernotus Rhymes?

2. What does Bjartur decide to change the name of Winterhouse to in Section 1?

3. Who is Thorthur of Nithurkot?

4. What does Rosa beg Bjartur to get for her in Section 1?

5. Who does Bjartur go to for help after Rosa dies?

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