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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the Jonsdottir family's farm?
(a) Katadalur.
(b) Kornsa.
(c) Illugstadir.
(d) Hvammur.

3. What is the real reason Roslin visits her friend, Margret in Chapter 3?
(a) Roslin wishes to give Margret a gift
(b) Roslin wants to gossip about Agnes.
(c) Roslin wants to help the girls with their work.
(d) Roslin wants advice about her own marriage.

4. What was Natan's true profession?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Worker.
(c) Business man.
(d) Priest.

5. What are the names of the two daughters in the Jonsdottir family?
(a) Steina and Lauga.
(b) Agnes and Sigga.
(c) Margret and Lauga.
(d) Steina and Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two men murdered, as stated in Chapter 3?

2. In the Prologue, Agnes reveals what to the reader?

3. What will the Jonsdottir family be given for keeping Agnes?

4. How does Margret feel about the men sent to protect her family in Chapter 2?

5. Where will Natan Ketilsson's possessions be sold? (Chapter 1)

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