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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 13 & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the first things Agnes shares with the Reverend in Chapter 6?
(a) "I was only five years old" (135).
(b) "Death happened, and in the usual way that it happens, and yet, not like anything else at all" (135).
(c) "I tried to call Pappi also, but he didn't like it (135).
(d) "One night the two of us were working in the badstofa with Inga" (135).

2. What happens to Agnes' and Sigga's belongings in Chapter 6?
(a) They are given away to the poor.
(b) They are all burnt.
(c) They are given to their families.
(d) They are put up for auction.

3. How often must the priests visit the convicts, according to Chapter 13?
(a) Once a month for a year.
(b) Every day.
(c) The day of the execution.
(d) The hour before the execution.

4. What is Sigga carrying on her hip when she opens the door to Fridrik, as described in Chapter 12?
(a) Natan's niece.
(b) A large basket.
(c) Natan's daughter, Thoranna.
(d) Natan's daughter, Agnes.

5. Why does Agnes kill Natan?
(a) She wants to leave the farm, and so she has to kill him.
(b) She does not want him to suffer anymore.
(c) She wants him gone, so she can marry Fridrik.
(d) She wants revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agnes give to Roslin to help with the birth?

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

3. Why does Lauga get angry at Steina when the District Commissioner arrives in Chapter 1?

4. What does Fridrik do in order to marry Sigga?

5. Where does this story take place?

(see the answer key)

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