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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 did Agnes do before working at Kornsa?
(a) She was a worker.
(b) She had a serving position.
(c) She was a cook.
(d) She was a devoted mother.

2. Who are the two men murdered, as stated in Chapter 3?
(a) Natan Ketilsson and Petur Jonsson.
(b) Natan Ketilsson and Fridrik Sigurdson.
(c) Jon Jonsson and Bjorn Blondal.
(d) Daniel, a worker, and Natan Ketilsson.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Steina burn before her parents can see it?
(a) Part of the meal they were supposed to eat that night.
(b) A box of trinkets.
(c) An old jacket.
(d) A letter from the District Commissioner.

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

5. According to the inventory, in Chapter 6, who did the sheep and hay belong to?
(a) Sigga.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Margret.
(d) Rosa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who catches Agnes looking at the silver brooch in Chapter 3?

2. What was Natan's true profession?

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

4. What does Agnes catch Fridrik doing outside the house that scared her, as described in Chapter 11?

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

(see the answer key)

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