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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the mistress of the Jonsdottir farm?
(a) Sigga.
(b) Kornitas.
(c) Kristin.
(d) Steina.

2. 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 from having to keep the farm working.
(c) She is distressed, because her family doesn't have enough money.
(d) She is distressed, because her sons are troublemakers.

3. What does Steina confess to Agnes in Chapter 5 about the other murderess, Sigga?
(a) She says that Sigga is going to be free.
(b) She confesses that Sigga is getting an appeal.
(c) She reveals that Sigga is married to Fridrik, and they left Iceland.
(d) She says that Sigga will be executed just like Agnes and Fridrik.

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

5. What is Natan holding in Agnes' dream in Chapter 3?
(a) A pair of scissors covered in blood.
(b) A picture of Agnes' mother.
(c) A raven who flies away after Agnes arrives.
(d) A glass beaker filled with the scum off brewing herbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two men murdered, as stated in Chapter 3?

2. Why does Agnes wake up every morning in Chapter 3 with a "blow of grief to her heart" (58)?

3. The transition between the Chapter 2 narrative and the Chapter 3 narrative is important, because of what shift?

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

5. Who will be with the Jonsdottir family the first night Agnes stays?

(see the answer key)

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