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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where will Natan Ketilsson's possessions be sold? (Chapter 1)
(a) Illugastadir.
(b) The capital.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Kornsa

2. What position does Natan offer to Agnes when she first arrives at his farm?
(a) Mistress.
(b) Maid.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Wife.

3. Why did Agnes leave Natan's farm, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) He kicked her out.
(b) He said that he would murder her.
(c) She was scared for her life.
(d) He could not afford to keep her as a servant.

4. How does Margret feel about the men sent to protect her family in Chapter 2?
(a) They have made neighbors come to help.
(b) They have sent women who cannot protect them.
(c) They have sent a boy who sleeps soundly.
(d) They have sent no one at all.

5. Who was young Agnes hearing calling to her from the storehouse, in her memory described in Chapter 6?
(a) Inga.
(b) Margret.
(c) Toti.
(d) Sigga.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reverend Toti stop visiting Agnes in Chapter 10?

2. How does Agnes describe how other people think about her crime?

3. What happens to the baby after Inga gives birth?

4. Who does Agnes' mother take with her after she leaves Agnes behind as a young girl?

5. What two weapons are used to kill the two men whose murders are described in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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