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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 coveted item does Brynja own?
(a) Wool hat.
(b) A bed.
(c) Water proof shoes.
(d) High heel shoes.

2. Where does Nonni learn he will go in Section 3?
(a) Europe.
(b) Vik.
(c) University in Rome.
(d) America.

3. What surprising thing does Bjartur ask the roadmen for in Section 4?
(a) A job.
(b) A bride.
(c) A husband for Asta Sollilja.
(d) A headstone for Gunvor's grave.

4. What happens after wishing time in Section 3?
(a) Nonni and Gvendur fight.
(b) Asta and the teacher sleep together.
(c) Helgi returns home.
(d) The teacher leaves.

5. Who died the same day that Finna died?
(a) The grandmother.
(b) The lambs.
(c) Nonni.
(d) Bukolla.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Einar of Undirhlith in Section 4, who have Icelanders "never had any great respect for" (373)?

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

3. What nickname does Bjartur call Ingolfur by?

4. Why do many people come to Summer house in Section 3?

5. What do the farmers turn their conversation to at the end of Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the stranger that shows up to Summerhouse in Section 3 after Bjartur leaves? What is everyone's reaction to him?

2. What do Bjartur and Asta Sollilja talk about in "The Right Cheek" in Section 3?

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

4. What are the minister's views on the soul, as revealed in Section 3?

5. What does Bjartur say to Gvendur when Gvendur tells him he is leaving for America in Section 4?

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

7. What news does Nonni get at the end of Section 3, and what is his reaction?

8. While remembering their mother in Section 3, what do the boys remember about the elves?

9. What impact does the "ghost" of Summerhouse have on the parish in Section 3?

10. What impact does WWI have on Iceland, as told in Section 4?

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