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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Agnes doing when Natan arrives home after Agnes has moved in?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Cleaning the house.
(c) Crying.
(d) Arguing with Sigga.

2. 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 thinks that Natan will follow them no matter where they go.
(c) He knows that Natan will kill him first.
(d) He is angry that Sigga has shared a bed with Natan.

3. Why did Agnes have to leave her foster-family, as described in Chapter 6?
(a) Her foster-father felt that there was no room for Agnes after the baby was born.
(b) Her foster-father Bjorn did not want Agnes anymore.
(c) Her foster-father Bjorn thought Agnes was lazy and did not do her chores.
(d) Her foster-father Bjorn could not afford the farm any longer.

4. Where does Agnes go after not being able to live in Natan's cowshed, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) She begins to travel to the capital to find her foster-father.
(b) She goes to Rosa's house and hopes she can make friends and stay there.
(c) She sits outside Natan's door until he lets her in.
(d) She goes to Katadalur where Fridrik lives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fridrik's mother tell him when she learns of his fight with Natan?

2. What does Agnes give to Roslin to help with the birth?

3. What does Agnes admire about Natan, as descried in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Lauga hear about Agnes in relation to the execution?

5. Why does Karitas, Blondal's housekeeper, stop Reverend Toti before he leaves in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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