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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Jonsdottir mother, Margret, distressed at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is distressed from having children and servants to look after.
(b) She is distressed, because her sons are troublemakers.
(c) She is distressed, because her family doesn't have enough money.
(d) She is distressed from having to keep the farm working.

2. Where was Agnes born?
(a) Kornsa.
(b) Flaga.
(c) Reykjavik.
(d) Stora-Borg.

3. Where is Agnes originally held after the crimes?
(a) Kornsa.
(b) Galfa.
(c) Stora-Borg.
(d) Copenhagen.

4. 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) The villagers.
(b) Her executioners.
(c) Agnes' father.
(d) Men.

5. What is the news the District Commissioner shares with the Jonsdottir girls in Chapter 1?
(a) The Jonsson family is being asked to move.
(b) He believes that the girls had something to do with the murders.
(c) Agnes, one of the murderers, will be housed with them.
(d) He wants to speak to their father about a business deal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Natan offer to Agnes when she first arrives at his farm?

2. What happens when Roslin, Margret's friend, goes into labor?

3. Why does Lauga get angry at Steina when the District Commissioner arrives in Chapter 1?

4. Who does Margret speak poorly about when her friend, Roslin, visits in Chapter 3?

5. How does Reverent Toti's demeanor change toward Agnes from Chapter 3 to Chapter 4?

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