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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. What happens to Agnes' and Sigga's belongings in Chapter 6?
(a) They are all burnt.
(b) They are put up for auction.
(c) They are given to their families.
(d) They are given away to the poor.

2. Why is Natan's home built to face the land and not the sea?
(a) He believes that viewing water too much can cause one harm.
(b) He does not like the smell of the water.
(c) He wants to be able to see people traveling along the mountain.
(d) His mother drowned when he was young.

3. How will the murderers be seen during the execution?
(a) In front of Natan and Petur's families.
(b) From a place very high.
(c) They need to occur in the woods where no one can view the executions.
(d) Where others may see it in all directions.

4. What does the Majesty the King sentence Sigga to for the murders?
(a) She will be sentenced to hard labor for ten years in Reykjavik.
(b) She will be killed by a gun shot to the back of her head by the District Commissioner.
(c) She will be moved to Copenhagen to work in a prison for the term of her natural life under strict surveillance.
(d) She will be executed just the same as Agnes and Fridrik.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will Fridrik be angry if Natan and Sigga have been together?

2. Who hurts Natan first, as described in Chapter 12?

3. Who speaks from the first person perspective more than any other character?

4. How does Margret feel about the men sent to protect her family in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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