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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the eldest sister in the Jonsdottir family?
(a) They are not sisters.
(b) Steina.
(c) They are the same age.
(d) Lauga.

2. What is the news the District Commissioner shares with the Jonsdottir girls in Chapter 1?
(a) Agnes, one of the murderers, will be housed with them.
(b) He wants to speak to their father about a business deal.
(c) The Jonsson family is being asked to move.
(d) He believes that the girls had something to do with the murders.

3. Where is the Jonsdottir family's farm?
(a) Hvammur.
(b) Kornsa.
(c) Katadalur.
(d) Illugstadir.

4. Where was Agnes born?
(a) Stora-Borg.
(b) Reykjavik.
(c) Flaga.
(d) Kornsa.

5. Who is "they" in the following sentence: "They will blow us all out, one by one, until it is only their light by which they are themselves" (Prologue)?
(a) The villagers.
(b) Men.
(c) Agnes' father.
(d) Her executioners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Margret want to send her daughters away in Chapter 1?

2. Where does this story take place?

3. Why will the murderers be executed in Iceland?

4. From what point of view is this narrative told?

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

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