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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Agnes catch Fridrik doing outside the house that scared her, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) Yelling at Sigga.
(b) Kicking a sheep.
(c) Snooping around the barn.
(d) Digging in the ground.

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

3. Why will the murderers be executed in Iceland?
(a) The District Commissioner wants to see the executions.
(b) It is an economical decision.
(c) Iceland is where the murders took place.
(d) The families of the victims wants to see the executions.

4. Who catches Agnes looking at the silver brooch in Chapter 3?
(a) Laugna.
(b) Jon.
(c) Margret.
(d) Steina.

5. What is one of the first things Agnes shares with the Reverend in Chapter 6?
(a) "One night the two of us were working in the badstofa with Inga" (135).
(b) "Death happened, and in the usual way that it happens, and yet, not like anything else at all" (135).
(c) "I was only five years old" (135).
(d) "I tried to call Pappi also, but he didn't like it (135).

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Blondal write a letter to about the execution axe?

2. In Chapter 1, what two people have been murdered?

3. What happens to Agnes' and Sigga's belongings in Chapter 6?

4. How does Agnes respond to Rosa's poem in Chapter 5?

5. How does Agnes feel about living in Illugstadir after arriving?

(see the answer key)

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