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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. In Chapter 5, how does Agnes describe her family as a child?
(a) She was raised by her father in an isolated village.
(b) She had a very loving family that is now disappointed in her.
(c) Her mother had many husbands and left her out in a field.
(d) Her mother left her, and then she spent time with foster families and as a pauper.

2. Who does Gudrun say degraded and dishonored Ospak, as described in Chapter 12?
(a) Saelingsdale.
(b) Fridrik.
(c) Kjartan.
(d) His father.

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

4. What is one of the first things Agnes shares with the Reverend in Chapter 6?
(a) "I tried to call Pappi also, but he didn't like it (135).
(b) "I was only five years old" (135).
(c) "Death happened, and in the usual way that it happens, and yet, not like anything else at all" (135).
(d) "One night the two of us were working in the badstofa with Inga" (135).

5. Who hurts Natan first, as described in Chapter 12?
(a) Fridrik.
(b) Petur.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Sigga.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the issue with the axe to be used for the execution?

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

3. Whose belongings are being auctioned off in the beginning of Chapter 1?

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

5. After Natan is hit, as described in Chapter 12, what does Fridrik want Agnes to do?

(see the answer key)

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