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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 13 & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Agnes go after Natan kicks her out?
(a) Back to her foster-father.
(b) Fridrik's.
(c) To her brother, Joas', house.
(d) To the church.

2. What does Steina confess to Agnes in Chapter 5 about the other murderess, Sigga?
(a) She confesses that Sigga is getting an appeal.
(b) She says that Sigga will be executed just like Agnes and Fridrik.
(c) She reveals that Sigga is married to Fridrik, and they left Iceland.
(d) She says that Sigga is going to be free.

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

4. What is one way Agnes Magnusdottir believes others see her in Chapter 1?
(a) She is a loyal and delightful mother.
(b) She is a madwoman and murderess.
(c) She is wealthy and educated.
(d) She is a liar and a cheat.

5. What is the nickname of Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jonsson?
(a) Steina.
(b) Toti.
(c) Thorv.
(d) Bjorn.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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)?

4. Who is obliged to help prepare Agnes Magnusdottir for her meeting with the Lord? (Chapter 1)

5. What does Fridrik want Natan to stop doing on the night of his murder?

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