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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 tries very hard to make a connection with Agnes in Chapter 7, saying, "I know you. We are alike" (169).
(a) Steina.
(b) Jon.
(c) Petur.
(d) Sigga.

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

3. Where do Agnes and Natan live together?
(a) Gafl.
(b) Kornsa.
(c) Flaga.
(d) Illugastadir.

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

5. What is the most accurate advice Reverend Toti's father gives him about making the right decision to advise Agnes?
(a) "Don't wake me when you return" (32).
(b) "You should seek to please the Lord" (32).
(c) "A man must be true to his word" (32).
(d) "You know your own heart." (32).

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Agnes' journey to the Jonsdottir farm?

2. What is the name given to Natan by his mother?

3. Agnes meets Reverend Toti twice before seeking his counsel as her spiritual advisor for her crimes. What is the second instance?

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

5. What happens to Agnes' foster-mother, Inga?

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