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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. Who does Asta Sollilja say is "harder than father" (400) in Section 4?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) God.
(c) Ingolfur.
(d) Helgi.

2. Why does Asta go to Rauthsmyri in Section 3?
(a) To have a new dress made for her.
(b) To get a job.
(c) To be confirmed.
(d) To find the teacher.

3. What does Bjartur claim is killing his sheep, in Section 3?
(a) Rats.
(b) Evil Sprites.
(c) Drought.
(d) Lung Worm.

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

5. What body part of Asta Sollilja's does Bjartur stare at in Section 3?
(a) Butt.
(b) Hair.
(c) Breast.
(d) Cheek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many Icelanders come to call World War I?

2. Which chapter in Section 4 begins, "Wherein lays the secret to Ingolfur Anrnarson's success"?

3. What does Bjartur ordered to made for Christmas dinner?

4. What is "in great demand in the country districts" (383) in Section 4?

5. Where does Nonni learn he will go in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 4, Bjartur reveals his attitude about housekeepers. What is this attitude?

2. In Conversations with the Higher Power in Section 3, what happens to Bjartur's ewes?

3. What big news is revealed about Asta Sollilja in Section 3?

4. What news does the teacher bring them about the political situation in town when he comes in Section 3?

5. What is the problem with the house that Bjartur builds in Section 4?

6. How is Gvendur described in Admission Tickets in Section 4?

7. What happens to Bjartur's farm at the end of Section 4?

8. How do Bjartur's feelings about his new house change over the course of the novel?

9. Where does Asta go at the end of Section 3?

10. In Section 3, what does Helgi say about Fritha's "prophecies"?

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