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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why will Fridrik be angry if Natan and Sigga have been together?
(a) He worries that Sigga will get pregnant.
(b) He believes that it is unholy.
(c) He thinks Sigga is lying.
(d) He thinks Natan is lying.

2. Why does Natan threaten to kick Sigga out of the house, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) She is not a good lover.
(b) She has been disloyal.
(c) She has lied about him to other people.
(d) She is a thief.

3. In Chapter 10, what does Lauga hear about Agnes in relation to the execution?
(a) She hears that Agnes will not be executed at all.
(b) She hears that Agnes will escape the execution, because there are people that will help her out.
(c) She hears that Agnes was cursed, and it was believed she would kill before her execution.
(d) She hears that Agnes was cursed, and it was prophesied that an axe would fall on her head.

4. How does Reverent Toti's demeanor change toward Agnes from Chapter 3 to Chapter 4?
(a) He realizes she needs a friend to listen.
(b) He finds her to be repulsive and leaves.
(c) He wants her to memorize all the Christian sagas.
(d) He decides he must act like a strong man.

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) She was raised by her father in an isolated village.
(c) She had a very loving family that is now disappointed in her.
(d) Her mother left her, and then she spent time with foster families and as a pauper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fridrik do in order to marry Sigga?

2. Why does Lauga not like Steina's relationship with Agnes?

3. How is the overall mood of the meeting Blondal and Reverend Toti have about Agnes' spiritual progress and Toti's methods in Chapter 7?

4. Before the crime, how do Agnes and Natan meet?

5. What would Natan maybe do if he found a book of psalms in the house, according to Sigga?

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