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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who donated the cow to the family?

2. Who is talking at the start of Section 2?

3. How many sons do Bjartur and Finna have?

4. What is the Baliff of Myri's wife called in Section 1?

5. What do the crofters talk about before the wedding in Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Rosa and Bjartur argue about during their first night back at Summerhouse?

2. What is the state of Summerhouse by the end of Section 2?

3. Who is Bukolla and how does she impact the family in Section 2?

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

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

6. How is the title of Section 2 ironic?

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

8. Who is Gunvor?

9. How do Sollilja's feelings about town change once she goes there in Section 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although the novel is set in Iceland in the 1930s, there are multiple universal themes in the text that are timeless. Select 2 of these themes and write about how they are expressed in this story and how they are universally understood.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how the theme of nature impacts the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Which of the characters in the novel are static characters? Which are dynamic? Explain.

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