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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 does Jon Jonsson Jonsdottir abruptly leave the farm for Hvammur in Chapter 1?
(a) He wants to fight another Commissioner.
(b) He wants to see see the burial grounds of the future victims.
(c) He is going to visit his brother.
(d) He wants to speak about the situation of harboring a murderess.

2. Where is Agnes originally held after the crimes?
(a) Stora-Borg.
(b) Kornsa.
(c) Copenhagen.
(d) Galfa.

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

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

5. 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) The Jonsson family is being asked to move.
(c) He wants to speak to their father about a business deal.
(d) He believes that the girls had something to do with the murders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Agnes describe how other people think about her crime?

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

4. Where is the Jonsdottir family's farm?

5. How is Agnes' journey to the Jonsdottir farm?

(see the answer key)

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