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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the Jonsdottir family be given for keeping Agnes?
(a) A better position for the father, Jon.
(b) Compensation (money).
(c) More animals.
(d) More servants.

2. What happens to Agnes' last possession in Chapter 3?
(a) It is burned.
(b) It is sold.
(c) It is given away.
(d) It is used as a blanket.

3. How does Margret feel about the men sent to protect her family in Chapter 2?
(a) They have made neighbors come to help.
(b) They have sent women who cannot protect them.
(c) They have sent no one at all.
(d) They have sent a boy who sleeps soundly.

4. How does Reverent Toti's demeanor change toward Agnes from Chapter 3 to Chapter 4?
(a) He realizes she needs a friend to listen.
(b) He finds her to be repulsive and leaves.
(c) He decides he must act like a strong man.
(d) He wants her to memorize all the Christian sagas.

5. Whose belongings are being auctioned off in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Bjorn Blondal.
(b) Fridrik Sigurdsson.
(c) Agnes Magnusdottir.
(d) Natan Ketilsson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the eldest sister in the Jonsdottir family?

2. Why does Agnes turn Reverend Toti away in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 5, how does Agnes describe her family as a child?

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

5. Steina says in Chapter 3 that she met Agnes before. What did Agnes do for the girls?

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