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

3. How is Natan murdered, as described in Chapter 3?
(a) He is left in the cold to die.
(b) He is strangled.
(c) He is stabbed in the belly.
(d) He is beaten to death.

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

5. In Chapter 5, how does Agnes describe her family as a child?
(a) Her mother had many husbands and left her out in a field.
(b) Her mother left her, and then she spent time with foster families and as a pauper.
(c) She had a very loving family that is now disappointed in her.
(d) She was raised by her father in an isolated village.

6. What is the name given to Natan by his mother?
(a) Satan.
(b) Paul.
(c) Nathaniel.
(d) Bjorn.

7. Who does Agnes' mother take with her after she leaves Agnes behind as a young girl?
(a) Her brother, Joas.
(b) Her brother, Gundar.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her younger sister, Gretchen.

8. Who does Margret speak poorly about when her friend, Roslin, visits in Chapter 3?
(a) The District Commissioner, Blondal.
(b) Natan's character.
(c) Roslin's husband.
(d) Her husband, Jon.

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

10. What does Steina confess to Agnes in Chapter 5 about the other murderess, Sigga?
(a) She reveals that Sigga is married to Fridrik, and they left Iceland.
(b) She says that Sigga will be executed just like Agnes and Fridrik.
(c) She says that Sigga is going to be free.
(d) She confesses that Sigga is getting an appeal.

11. What is Petur Jonsson accused of doing that sways Margret's opinion about the crime?
(a) He does not take care of his own children.
(b) He killed animals for fun.
(c) He cheated on his wife with other women.
(d) He slit the throats of sheep and was a thief.

12. What does Agnes believe is punishment coming from God in Chapter 3?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Sleeplessness.
(c) Reverend Toti.
(d) A new relationship.

13. What is Natan holding in Agnes' dream in Chapter 3?
(a) A pair of scissors covered in blood.
(b) A raven who flies away after Agnes arrives.
(c) A glass beaker filled with the scum off brewing herbs.
(d) A picture of Agnes' mother.

14. In the Prologue, Agnes reveals what to the reader?
(a) She reveals she has taken the lives of two men.
(b) She reveals that she is in love with a married man.
(c) She reveals that she is unmarried and unhappy.
(d) She reveals she is an orphan.

15. Why does the poet, Rosa, dislike Agnes, as outlined in the Opening Poem in Chapter 5?
(a) She dislikes Agnes, because she believes Agnes stole Natan from her and then murdered him.
(b) She thinks Agnes is a bad mother.
(c) She is jealous of Agnes' beauty.
(d) She says that Agnes stole from her and gossiped about it to others.