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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Agnes respond to Rosa's poem in Chapter 5?
(a) She calls Rosa despicable names.
(b) She explains that she does not know how this all happened, and that she is sad too.
(c) She asks Rosa to never contact her again.
(d) She tells Rosa that she has no idea what she is talking about and should leave her alone.

2. What does Roslin bring to Margret in Chapter 3?
(a) Milk.
(b) Rye bread.
(c) Danishes.
(d) Sweets.

3. Whose belongings are being auctioned off in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Agnes Magnusdottir.
(b) Natan Ketilsson.
(c) Bjorn Blondal.
(d) Fridrik Sigurdsson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Steina says in Chapter 3 that she met Agnes before. What did Agnes do for the girls?

2. What does Agnes contemplate the first day on the Jonsson farm in Chapter 3?

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

4. What is Petur Jonsson accused of doing that sways Margret's opinion about the crime?

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

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