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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where will Natan Ketilsson's possessions be sold? (Chapter 1)
(a) The capital.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Illugastadir.
(d) Kornsa

2. Who is "they" in the following sentence: "They will blow us all out, one by one, until it is only their light by which they are themselves" (Prologue)?
(a) Agnes' father.
(b) Men.
(c) The villagers.
(d) Her executioners.

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

4. Why does Jon Jonsson Jonsdottir abruptly leave the farm for Hvammur in Chapter 1?
(a) He is going to visit his brother.
(b) He wants to see see the burial grounds of the future victims.
(c) He wants to fight another Commissioner.
(d) He wants to speak about the situation of harboring a murderess.

5. When Bjorn is asleep what does Inga do with young Agnes?
(a) She tells Agnes that Bjorn is a bad man.
(b) She tells Agnes about her own childhood.
(c) She makes Agnes recite the psalms together.
(d) She makes Agnes clean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the news the District Commissioner shares with the Jonsdottir girls in Chapter 1?

2. From what point of view is this narrative told?

3. Where is the Jonsdottir family's farm?

4. What is one of the first things Agnes shares with the Reverend in Chapter 6?

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

(see the answer key)

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