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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Jonsdottir mother, Margret, distressed at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is distressed from having children and servants to look after.
(b) She is distressed, because her family doesn't have enough money.
(c) She is distressed from having to keep the farm working.
(d) She is distressed, because her sons are troublemakers.

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

3. How does Agnes describe how other people think about her crime?
(a) "I will vanish into the air and night" (1).
(b) "Sometimes I think I see it again, the farm, burning in the dark" (1).
(c) "There was a moment during that night when I looked back" (1).
(d) "They said that I must die. They said that I stole the breath from men, and now they must steal mine" (1).

4. Who speaks from the first person perspective more than any other character?
(a) Margret.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Toti.
(d) Sigga.

5. What was Natan's true profession?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Priest.
(c) Business man.
(d) Worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname of Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jonsson?

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

3. Where is the Jonsdottir family's farm?

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

5. What is one way Agnes Magnusdottir believes others see her in Chapter 1?

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