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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the crofters talk about before the wedding in Section 1?
(a) The women they have been with.
(b) The distrust they have for the king.
(c) The ailments of sheep.
(d) How to brew beer.

2. Who is Thorthur of Nithurkot?
(a) Rosa's father.
(b) The name of the county that they live.
(c) Bjartur's landlord.
(d) Rosa's best friend.

3. Who is Gullbra?
(a) The name of the curse the Gunnvor has left on Summerhouse.
(b) A lamb that Bjartur leaves to keep Rosa company.
(c) The daughter that Rosa and Bjartur have.
(d) The name of his new puppy.

4. Who is Gudny?
(a) Bjartur's sister-in-law who comes to help with the baby.
(b) The helper that the Madam of Myri sends to Summerhouse to help with the baby.
(c) The name he gives his daughter.
(d) Bjartur's new wife.

5. What is the name of the river that Bjartur is pulled into in Section 1?
(a) Elf River.
(b) River Wild.
(c) Sheep River.
(d) Glacier River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who keeps Rosa's baby alive before Bjartur returns in Section 1?

2. What does Bjartur's name mean?

3. How many hours a day do the children work in Section 2?

4. What small gift does Asta buy for herself in town?

5. What does Nonni ask his grandmother to tell him a story about in Section 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Gunvor?

2. In Section 1, how are the conversations between the men and women different on Bjartur and Rosa's wedding day?

3. Who is Gullbra and what happens to her in Section 1?

4. What does Bjartur tell Asta Sollilja about Rosa in Section 2, and is he being honest?

5. Who is Ingolfur Arnarson?

6. How is the Bailiff of Myri's wife described in Section 1?

7. What does Bjartur tell the Bailiff about Asta Sollilja in Section 2?

8. How is Asta Sollilja described in Section 2?

9. What are examples of Nonni's imagination in Section 2?

10. How is the title of Section 2 ironic?

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