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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Bjorn is asleep what does Inga do with young Agnes?
(a) She tells Agnes about her own childhood.
(b) She makes Agnes clean.
(c) She tells Agnes that Bjorn is a bad man.
(d) She makes Agnes recite the psalms together.

3. Why will Fridrik be angry if Natan and Sigga have been together?
(a) He believes that it is unholy.
(b) He worries that Sigga will get pregnant.
(c) He thinks Sigga is lying.
(d) He thinks Natan is lying.

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

5. What does Agnes contemplate the first day on the Jonsson farm in Chapter 3?
(a) She wants to become friends with the girls.
(b) She wants to steal Margret's brooch.
(c) She wonders if she'll be beaten.
(d) She wonders if she can escape or if she should.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Blondal write a letter to about the execution axe?

2. Agnes meets Reverend Toti twice before seeking his counsel as her spiritual advisor for her crimes. What is the second instance?

3. Who welcomes Reverend Toti to the church in Chapter 4?

4. Why does the poet, Rosa, dislike Agnes, as outlined in the Opening Poem in Chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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