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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Lauga get angry at Steina when the District Commissioner arrives in Chapter 1?
(a) Steina allows him inside without Lauga's permission.
(b) There is a storm, and Steina does not offer to dry his clothes.
(c) He is left alone in the parlor.
(d) Steina is dirty.

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

4. In Chapter 1, what two people have been murdered?
(a) Reverend Johann Tomasson.
(b) Petur Jonsson and Natan Ketilsson.
(c) Bjorn Blondal and His Majesty the King.
(d) Assistant Reverend Thorvandur and Natan Ketilsson.

5. How is Agnes' journey to the Jonsdottir farm?
(a) It is not too bad, because she has warm boots and a heavy jacket.
(b) it is easy, because she has finally being carried by a horse.
(c) It is difficult, because she has to walk a long distance.
(d) It is very difficult, and she is dirty, bruised, and exhausted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the event that Blondal speaks about to Lauga in Chapter 1?

2. Why is the Jonsdottir mother, Margret, distressed at the beginning of the novel?

3. Where does this story take place?

4. Where is the Jonsdottir family's farm?

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

(see the answer key)

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