2. In the Prologue, Agnes reveals what to the reader?
(a) She reveals that she is unmarried and unhappy.
(b) She reveals she has taken the lives of two men.
(c) She reveals that she is in love with a married man.
(d) She reveals she is an orphan.

3. Why does the District Commissioner feel it is appropriate for him to ask the Jonsdottir family to house a murderer?
(a) He has nowhere else for her to go.
(b) He believes the daughters will be a good influence.
(c) It is punishment, because the family has stolen from a nearby farm.
(d) He believes it's Mr. Jonsson's responsibility as District Officer of Vatnsdalur.

4. Why will the murderers be executed in Iceland?
(a) The families of the victims wants to see the executions.
(b) The District Commissioner wants to see the executions.
(c) Iceland is where the murders took place.
(d) It is an economical decision.

5. What is Natan holding in Agnes' dream in Chapter 3?
(a) A glass beaker filled with the scum off brewing herbs.
(b) A raven who flies away after Agnes arrives.
(c) A pair of scissors covered in blood.
(d) A picture of Agnes' mother.

6. What was Natan's true profession?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Priest.
(c) Business man.
(d) Worker.

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

8. Why does Agnes choose Reverend Toti to be her spiritual advisor?
(a) She had met him before, and he helped her cross a river.
(b) She liked that she was young.
(c) She knew that he would help her get her freedom back.
(d) She heard he was a kind man.

9. Why does Agnes turn Reverend Toti away in Chapter 3?
(a) She thinks he is too young and not mature enough to help her.
(b) She wants a more handsome advisor.
(c) She believes that he has ulterior motives.
(d) She does not like how he treats her.

10. How does Margret treat Agnes when she arrives in Chapter 2?
(a) She cleans Agnes up and gives her water.
(b) She does not speak to Agnes.
(c) She tells Agnes to sleep outside in the shed.
(d) She leaves Agnes alone in a room.

11. Whose belongings are being auctioned off in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Bjorn Blondal.
(b) Fridrik Sigurdsson.
(c) Natan Ketilsson.
(d) Agnes Magnusdottir.

12. What will the Jonsdottir family be given for keeping Agnes?
(a) More animals.
(b) More servants.
(c) Compensation (money).
(d) A better position for the father, Jon.

13. How is Natan murdered, as described in Chapter 3?
(a) He is beaten to death.
(b) He is stabbed in the belly.
(c) He is left in the cold to die.
(d) He is strangled.

14. What is the last possession Agnes owns?
(a) A picture of her little brother.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A coat.
(d) Her dress.

15. What does Agnes believe is punishment coming from God in Chapter 3?
(a) A new relationship.
(b) Sleeplessness.
(c) Reverend Toti.
(d) Sorrow.