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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was young Agnes hearing calling to her from the storehouse, in her memory described in Chapter 6?
(a) Sigga.
(b) Toti.
(c) Margret.
(d) Inga.

2. Why is Natan's home built to face the land and not the sea?
(a) His mother drowned when he was young.
(b) He does not like the smell of the water.
(c) He wants to be able to see people traveling along the mountain.
(d) He believes that viewing water too much can cause one harm.

3. Who confesses his love to Agnes, as described in Chapter 10?
(a) Daniel, a worker on the farm.
(b) Petur, a friend of Fridrik's.
(c) Fridrik.
(d) Her foster-brother, Bjorn.

4. What happens to Agnes' foster-mother, Inga?
(a) She dies during childbirth.
(b) She does not want Agnes and tries to give her away to another family.
(c) She hates Agnes, because Agnes is smarter than her.
(d) She leaves the family when Agnes is young.

5. How does Agnes feel about living in Illugstadir after arriving?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Welcomed.
(c) Trapped.
(d) Excited.

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

7. What angers Fridrik and begins the motive for killing Natan, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) He wants all of Natan's money.
(b) He is angry that Sigga has shared a bed with Natan.
(c) He thinks that Natan will follow them no matter where they go.
(d) He knows that Natan will kill him first.

8. What kind of relationship develops between Agnes and Natan after she moves to his farm?
(a) They do not talk when she first arrives, and Natan ignores her for the first few months.
(b) They are very good friends at first, but he loves his other servant more and gives her more attention.
(c) They become intimate very soon and have a special bond that consists of deep conversations.
(d) Natan is the man of the house and tells Agnes what to do and how to do it.

9. According to the inventory, in Chapter 6, who did the sheep and hay belong to?
(a) Margret.
(b) Sigga.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Agnes.

10. In Chapter 7, who requests to hear about the progress Reverend Toti is making with Agnes?
(a) Reverend Toti's father.
(b) His Majesty.
(c) District Commissioner, Blondal.
(d) Reverend Toti decides himself.

11. After being accused of the murders, in Chapter 7, what does Fridrik say in response?
(a) He was defending himself.
(b) It was fair punishment, because Natan stole from him.
(c) They were necessary and just.
(d) He had nothing to do with the murders.

12. Why does Karitas, Blondal's housekeeper, stop Reverend Toti before he leaves in Chapter 7?
(a) She tells him that Agnes has always been a liar, and that she was jealous of Natan's relationship with Sigga.
(b) She says that Natan is a bad man and got what he deserved.
(c) She wants him to know that Natan was a liar to Agnes, and he cured Blondal's wife, so Blondal is biased.
(d) She asks him to bring a message to Agnes, because they were friends before, and this was unfair.

13. Who does Fridrik court, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) Sigga.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Kornitas.

14. What happens when Roslin, Margret's friend, goes into labor?
(a) The weather is very bad, and Roslin has to walk miles for help.
(b) Roslin's husband is angry at her for not being stronger.
(c) The child is wayward.
(d) Margret laughs at her for having another child when she already has five.

15. As described in Chapter 11, what does Natan do to Agnes when he returns home?
(a) He kicks her out into the cowshed for letting Fridrik come over.
(b) He kicks her out for letting Sigga leave.
(c) He tells her to leave and find her foster-father.
(d) He yells at her for not having supper prepared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reverend Bjarnason stop by the Jonsortti farm in Chapter 9?

2. What does Agnes predict about Roslin's unborn child?

3. What happens to the baby after Inga gives birth?

4. After Natan and Agnes fight, what does he do to get her back at Agnes, as described in Chapter 10?

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

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