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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is obliged to help prepare Agnes Magnusdottir for her meeting with the Lord? (Chapter 1)
(a) P. Bjarnasson.
(b) District Commissioner Bjorn Blondal.
(c) Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jonsson.
(d) Fridrik Sigurdsson.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Margret treat Agnes when she arrives in Chapter 2?

3. Where will Natan Ketilsson's possessions be sold? (Chapter 1)

4. In Chapter 1, what does Steina burn before her parents can see it?

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

(see the answer key)

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