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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Agnes think that Natan loved Rosa, as described in Chapter 7?
(a) Rosa is wealthy, because she writes so well.
(b) Rosa has a way with words that makes you feel them.
(c) Rosa is very beautiful and smart, as well as a poet.
(d) Natan and Rosa knew each other a long time.

2. What happens to Agnes' and Sigga's belongings in Chapter 6?
(a) They are given away to the poor.
(b) They are put up for auction.
(c) They are given to their families.
(d) They are all burnt.

3. Why does Agnes wake up every morning in Chapter 3 with a "blow of grief to her heart" (58)?
(a) Natan had abused her for many years her.
(b) Sigga has a better position than her.
(c) Natan is dead.
(d) Fridrik has killed Natan.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, it states the names of the three murderers. Who are they?
(a) Fridrik, Sigga, and Agnes.
(b) Fridrik, Petur, and Natan.
(c) Natan, Petur, and Sigga.
(d) Agnes, Sigga, and Margret.

5. 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, because her sons are troublemakers.
(c) She is distressed from having children and servants to look after.
(d) She is distressed from having to keep the farm working.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Agnes' mother take with her after she leaves Agnes behind as a young girl?

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

3. Agnes meets Reverend Toti twice before seeking his counsel as her spiritual advisor for her crimes. What is the second instance?

4. Where were the murdered victims found?

5. How is Natan murdered, as described in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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