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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 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) "A man must be true to his word" (32).
(c) "You know your own heart." (32).
(d) "You should seek to please the Lord" (32).

2. What reasoning does Blondal give in Chapter 7 for why Fridrik committed the murders?
(a) His lack of Christian knowledge.
(b) His jealous ways.
(c) Natan's behavior.
(d) His upbringing.

3. What position has Sigga taken over when Agnes moves into Natan's farm?
(a) Wife.
(b) The housekeeper.
(c) Mistress.
(d) Worker.

4. What does Agnes admire about Natan, as descried in Chapter 9?
(a) His money and generosity.
(b) His many friends and closeness to his family.
(c) His way of seeing the world and yearning for knowledge.
(d) His way of seeing the world and treating people with compassion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Ministry Book say about Agnes in Chapter 4?

2. What is one of the first things Agnes shares with the Reverend in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 7, who requests to hear about the progress Reverend Toti is making with Agnes?

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

5. Who does Agnes meet on her way to Geitaskard, Natan's farm?

(see the answer key)

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