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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 does Agnes choose Reverend Toti to be her spiritual advisor?
(a) She liked that she was young.
(b) She had met him before, and he helped her cross a river.
(c) She knew that he would help her get her freedom back.
(d) She heard he was a kind man.

2. What happens to Agnes' last possession in Chapter 3?
(a) It is sold.
(b) It is used as a blanket.
(c) It is given away.
(d) It is burned.

3. Why does Reverend Toti stop visiting Agnes in Chapter 10?
(a) He needs to think about what to say.
(b) He does not want to meet with Agnes any longer.
(c) His father will not allow him.
(d) He becomes ill from all the traveling.

4. What is Natan out doing when Agnes first arrives at his home to live?
(a) Fox-hunting.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Visiting a friend.
(d) Conducting business.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Natan murdered, as described in Chapter 3?

2. Why does Agnes decide to go where she does after being kicked out of Natan's house?

3. As revealed in Chapter 10, when Natan and Daniel return from being away on a fishing trip, what does he accuse Agnes of?

4. What reasoning does Blondal give in Chapter 7 for why Fridrik committed the murders?

5. Why does Agnes turn Reverend Toti away in Chapter 3?

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