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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Margret speak poorly about when her friend, Roslin, visits in Chapter 3?
(a) The District Commissioner, Blondal.
(b) Her husband, Jon.
(c) Natan's character.
(d) Roslin's husband.

2. In the Prologue, Agnes reveals what to the reader?
(a) She reveals that she is unmarried and unhappy.
(b) She reveals that she is in love with a married man.
(c) She reveals she has taken the lives of two men.
(d) She reveals she is an orphan.

3. Who does Agnes' mother take with her after she leaves Agnes behind as a young girl?
(a) Her brother, Joas.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother, Gundar.
(d) Her younger sister, Gretchen.

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

5. Who is the eldest sister in the Jonsdottir family?
(a) Lauga.
(b) Steina.
(c) They are not sisters.
(d) They are the same age.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Poet-Rosa write to Agnes a second time?

2. What does Agnes contemplate the first day on the Jonsson farm in Chapter 3?

3. Who are the two men murdered, as stated in Chapter 3?

4. What does Agnes predict about Roslin's unborn child?

5. When Agnes first moves to Natan's farm, who becomes jealous of Natan and Agnes' connection?

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