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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 is Natan holding in Agnes' dream in Chapter 3?
(a) A pair of scissors covered in blood.
(b) A glass beaker filled with the scum off brewing herbs.
(c) A picture of Agnes' mother.
(d) A raven who flies away after Agnes arrives.

2. After being sick for a long time, Reverend Toti wakes up in Chapter 11, and what does his father tell him?
(a) He says that Toti is sleeping too much.
(b) He says that Toti needs to see a doctor.
(c) He says that he needs to rest more.
(d) He says that Toti needs to stop seeing Agnes and focus on his own family.

3. How does Agnes feel about living in Illugstadir after arriving?
(a) Excited.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Trapped.
(d) Welcomed.

4. How does Agnes describe how other people think about her crime?
(a) "Sometimes I think I see it again, the farm, burning in the dark" (1).
(b) "They said that I must die. They said that I stole the breath from men, and now they must steal mine" (1).
(c) "There was a moment during that night when I looked back" (1).
(d) "I will vanish into the air and night" (1).

5. What does Agnes predict about Roslin's unborn child?
(a) The child will be a beautiful woman when she is older.
(b) The child will be cursed.
(c) The child will be a girl.
(d) The child will not survive the birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Jonsdottir mother, Margret, distressed at the beginning of the novel?

2. Why did Agnes have to leave her foster-family, as described in Chapter 6?

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

4. Who are the two men murdered, as stated in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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