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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Agnes' father.
(c) Men.
(d) Her executioners.

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

3. In Chapter 1, what does Steina burn before her parents can see it?
(a) An old jacket.
(b) A box of trinkets.
(c) Part of the meal they were supposed to eat that night.
(d) A letter from the District Commissioner.

4. How does Reverent Toti's demeanor change toward Agnes from Chapter 3 to Chapter 4?
(a) He realizes she needs a friend to listen.
(b) He decides he must act like a strong man.
(c) He wants her to memorize all the Christian sagas.
(d) He finds her to be repulsive and leaves.

5. Why does Karitas, Blondal's housekeeper, stop Reverend Toti before he leaves in Chapter 7?
(a) She wants him to know that Natan was a liar to Agnes, and he cured Blondal's wife, so Blondal is biased.
(b) She tells him that Agnes has always been a liar, and that she was jealous of Natan's relationship with Sigga.
(c) She says that Natan is a bad man and got what he deserved.
(d) She asks him to bring a message to Agnes, because they were friends before, and this was unfair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does young Agnes go after losing her foster-family?

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

3. Who is young Agnes sitting next to immediately after her foster-mother Inga gives birth?

4. What are the names of the two daughters in the Jonsdottir family?

5. Where was Agnes born?

(see the answer key)

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