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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 happens when Roslin, Margret's friend, goes into labor?
(a) The weather is very bad, and Roslin has to walk miles for help.
(b) Roslin's husband is angry at her for not being stronger.
(c) Margret laughs at her for having another child when she already has five.
(d) The child is wayward.

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

3. How is the overall mood of the meeting Blondal and Reverend Toti have about Agnes' spiritual progress and Toti's methods in Chapter 7?
(a) Reverend Toti yells at Blondal for making him be a spiritual advisor to Agnes.
(b) Blondal is pleased and gives Reverend Toti a raise.
(c) Blondal asks many questions, writes down answers, and says that he is pleased.
(d) Blondal does not believe that Reverend Toti is following Christian ways in his advising.

4. According to the inventory, in Chapter 6, who did the sheep and hay belong to?
(a) Sigga.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Margret.
(d) Agnes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of relationship develops between Agnes and Natan after she moves to his farm?

3. How does Agnes feel about the way "truth" is understood by people, as described in Chapter 4?

4. What does Agnes believe is punishment coming from God in Chapter 3?

5. What are the names of the two daughters in the Jonsdottir family?

(see the answer key)

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