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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 thinks Sigga is lying.
(b) He believes that it is unholy.
(c) He worries that Sigga will get pregnant.
(d) He thinks Natan is lying.

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

3. What does Agnes predict about Roslin's unborn child?
(a) The child will be a girl.
(b) The child will not survive the birth.
(c) The child will be cursed.
(d) The child will be a beautiful woman when she is older.

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

5. Why does Agnes decide to go where she does after being kicked out of Natan's house?
(a) She knows that there are women there who can help her.
(b) She knows that this farm is understaffed and has plenty of food.
(c) It is the closest place to her, and the weather is dangerous.
(d) She thinks Natan will not find her there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Agnes respond to Rosa's poem in Chapter 5?

3. Why does Agnes choose Reverend Toti to be her spiritual advisor?

4. What position does Natan offer to Agnes when she first arrives at his farm?

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

(see the answer key)

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