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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue - Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From what point of view is this narrative told?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) Second person.
(c) Narrative point of view.
(d) Third person limited.

3. Why does Margret want to send her daughters away in Chapter 1?
(a) They are married now and must live with their husbands.
(b) She cannot afford to take care of them.
(c) She does not want them around a murderess.
(d) They have committed a crime and cannot stay at home.

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

5. Where does this story take place?
(a) England.
(b) Iceland.
(c) France.
(d) Denmark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the two daughters in the Jonsdottir family?

2. Where is the Jonsdottir family's farm?

3. In the Prologue, Agnes reveals what to the reader?

4. Why will the murderers be executed in Iceland?

5. What is the news the District Commissioner shares with the Jonsdottir girls in Chapter 1?

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