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

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

3. What does Rosa beg Bjartur to get for her in Section 1?
(a) A cow.
(b) A new house.
(c) A baby.
(d) A maid.

4. Who is Blesi?
(a) The reverend's wife.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A foal.
(d) Rosa's child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rosa die?

2. Why does Rosa not want to be left alone in Section 1, when Bjartur goes to look for Gullbra?

3. Who is Gudny?

4. What does the family name their cow in Section 2?

5. What question does the bookseller ask Asta?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bjartur express his connection to his dog in Section 1?

2. How does the Madam of Myri compare the townsmen from the country men in Section 1?

3. How is the title of Section 2 ironic?

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

5. Who is Gunvor?

6. How does the relationship between Asta Sollilja and Bjartur change over the course of Section 2?

7. Who is Kolumkilli?

8. What do Bjartur and Rosa argue about on their way back to Summerhouse in Section 1?

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

10. What does Bjartur find when he comes back to Summerhouse after he is out searching for Gullbra, in Section 1?

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