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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Natan offer to Agnes when she first arrives at his farm?
(a) Maid.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Wife.
(d) Mistress.

2. What does Agnes give to Roslin to help with the birth?
(a) A soft blanket to comfort her.
(b) Tea of angelica root.
(c) A special potion she knows from her mother.
(d) Tea tree oil to help with the cramping.

3. Why does Lauga get angry at Steina when the District Commissioner arrives in Chapter 1?
(a) There is a storm, and Steina does not offer to dry his clothes.
(b) Steina is dirty.
(c) Steina allows him inside without Lauga's permission.
(d) He is left alone in the parlor.

4. Who is obliged to help prepare Agnes Magnusdottir for her meeting with the Lord? (Chapter 1)
(a) District Commissioner Bjorn Blondal.
(b) Fridrik Sigurdsson.
(c) Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jonsson.
(d) P. Bjarnasson.

5. What did Agnes do before working at Kornsa?
(a) She had a serving position.
(b) She was a cook.
(c) She was a devoted mother.
(d) She was a worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Roslin initially concerned about Margret in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Steina burn before her parents can see it?

3. Who speaks from the first person perspective more than any other character?

4. What is the real reason Roslin visits her friend, Margret in Chapter 3?

5. Whom does Blondal write a letter to about the execution axe?

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