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

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) Jon.
(b) Steina.
(c) Sigga.
(d) Petur.

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 needs to see a doctor.
(b) He says that Toti is sleeping too much.
(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. What would Natan maybe do if he found a book of psalms in the house, according to Sigga?
(a) Kindle the hearth with it.
(b) Read it with the girls.
(c) Give it to his father.
(d) Throw it outside.

4. What are the names of the two daughters in the Jonsdottir family?
(a) Steina and Agnes.
(b) Steina and Lauga.
(c) Agnes and Sigga.
(d) Margret and Lauga.

5. Where does Agnes go after not being able to live in Natan's cowshed, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) She goes to Rosa's house and hopes she can make friends and stay there.
(b) She goes to Katadalur where Fridrik lives.
(c) She sits outside Natan's door until he lets her in.
(d) She begins to travel to the capital to find her foster-father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Agnes decide to go where she does after being kicked out of Natan's house?

2. Why does Lauga not like Steina's relationship with Agnes?

3. Why will Fridrik be angry if Natan and Sigga have been together?

4. What does Sigga say when Agnes asks if Natan is at church, because it is Sunday?

5. How does Blondal know, in Chapter 7, that Sigga did not commit the murders?

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