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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue - Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lauga get angry at Steina when the District Commissioner arrives in Chapter 1?
(a) He is left alone in the parlor.
(b) Steina allows him inside without Lauga's permission.
(c) Steina is dirty.
(d) There is a storm, and Steina does not offer to dry his clothes.

2. Where is Agnes originally held after the crimes?
(a) Stora-Borg.
(b) Kornsa.
(c) Galfa.
(d) Copenhagen.

3. Who will be with the Jonsdottir family the first night Agnes stays?
(a) All the woman nearby.
(b) Servants from neighboring villages.
(c) All the District Officers from Kornsa.
(d) All the District Officers from Vatnsnes.

4. Why is the Jonsdottir mother, Margret, distressed at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is distressed, because her family doesn't have enough money.
(b) She is distressed from having children and servants to look after.
(c) She is distressed, because her sons are troublemakers.
(d) She is distressed from having to keep the farm working.

5. In Chapter 1, what two people have been murdered?
(a) Bjorn Blondal and His Majesty the King.
(b) Assistant Reverend Thorvandur and Natan Ketilsson.
(c) Petur Jonsson and Natan Ketilsson.
(d) Reverend Johann Tomasson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way Agnes Magnusdottir believes others see her in Chapter 1?

2. How does Margret treat Agnes when she arrives in Chapter 2?

3. Where were the murdered victims found?

4. What is the news the District Commissioner shares with the Jonsdottir girls in Chapter 1?

5. Why does the District Commissioner feel it is appropriate for him to ask the Jonsdottir family to house a murderer?

(see the answer key)

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