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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the real reason Roslin visits her friend, Margret in Chapter 3?
(a) Roslin wants advice about her own marriage.
(b) Roslin wants to help the girls with their work.
(c) Roslin wants to gossip about Agnes.
(d) Roslin wishes to give Margret a gift

2. What did Agnes do before working at Kornsa?
(a) She was a worker.
(b) She was a cook.
(c) She had a serving position.
(d) She was a devoted mother.

3. How does Blondal know, in Chapter 7, that Sigga did not commit the murders?
(a) Agnes says that Sigga had nothing to do with the crime.
(b) She is too simple-minded and too young to know how.
(c) She was not at the scene.
(d) She is not smart or big enough to commit the murders.

4. What is the weather like the day Inga gives birth?
(a) There is mention of the weather.
(b) The sunshine radiates through the clouds.
(c) Rain rapidly pours on the rooftops.
(d) A fierce blizzard takes over.

5. What happens to Agnes' and Sigga's belongings in Chapter 6?
(a) They are given away to the poor.
(b) They are put up for auction.
(c) They are all burnt.
(d) They are given to their families.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the inventory, in Chapter 6, who did the sheep and hay belong to?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 3, it states the names of the three murderers. Who are they?

3. Why does Agnes choose Reverend Toti to be her spiritual advisor?

4. Why is Roslin initially concerned about Margret in Chapter 3?

5. Who does Margret speak poorly about when her friend, Roslin, visits in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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