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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Agnes think that Natan loved Rosa, as described in Chapter 7?
(a) Rosa is very beautiful and smart, as well as a poet.
(b) Rosa is wealthy, because she writes so well.
(c) Natan and Rosa knew each other a long time.
(d) Rosa has a way with words that makes you feel them.

2. How is the overall mood of the meeting Blondal and Reverend Toti have about Agnes' spiritual progress and Toti's methods in Chapter 7?
(a) Blondal is pleased and gives Reverend Toti a raise.
(b) Blondal asks many questions, writes down answers, and says that he is pleased.
(c) Reverend Toti yells at Blondal for making him be a spiritual advisor to Agnes.
(d) Blondal does not believe that Reverend Toti is following Christian ways in his advising.

3. In Chapter 5, how does Agnes describe her family as a child?
(a) Her mother left her, and then she spent time with foster families and as a pauper.
(b) She was raised by her father in an isolated village.
(c) She had a very loving family that is now disappointed in her.
(d) Her mother had many husbands and left her out in a field.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After being accused of the murders, in Chapter 7, what does Fridrik say in response?

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

3. Why does the District Commissioner feel it is appropriate for him to ask the Jonsdottir family to house a murderer?

4. What happens to Agnes' last possession in Chapter 3?

5. What two weapons are used to kill the two men whose murders are described in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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