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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is the Jonsdottir family's farm?
(a) Hvammur.
(b) Illugstadir.
(c) Katadalur.
(d) Kornsa.

4. Who does Margret speak poorly about when her friend, Roslin, visits in Chapter 3?
(a) Roslin's husband.
(b) Her husband, Jon.
(c) Natan's character.
(d) The District Commissioner, Blondal.

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

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

7. What is Petur Jonsson accused of doing that sways Margret's opinion about the crime?
(a) He does not take care of his own children.
(b) He killed animals for fun.
(c) He cheated on his wife with other women.
(d) He slit the throats of sheep and was a thief.

8. Who is the mistress of the Jonsdottir farm?
(a) Sigga.
(b) Kristin.
(c) Kornitas.
(d) Steina.

9. What is the most accurate advice Reverend Toti's father gives him about making the right decision to advise Agnes?
(a) "Don't wake me when you return" (32).
(b) "You should seek to please the Lord" (32).
(c) "You know your own heart." (32).
(d) "A man must be true to his word" (32).

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

11. What is the name given to Natan by his mother?
(a) Bjorn.
(b) Paul.
(c) Nathaniel.
(d) Satan.

12. What does Poet-Rosa write to Agnes a second time?
(a) A poem about how Agnes is snobby.
(b) A poem about how Agnes deserves her punishment, because she stole Natan from her.
(c) A poem saying that she hates Agnes for being adored by Natan.
(d) A poem saying that she misses their friendship.

13. Who is obliged to help prepare Agnes Magnusdottir for her meeting with the Lord? (Chapter 1)
(a) District Commissioner Bjorn Blondal.
(b) Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jonsson.
(c) Fridrik Sigurdsson.
(d) P. Bjarnasson.

14. What does the Ministry Book say about Agnes in Chapter 4?
(a) She has an excellent intellect, strong knowledge and understanding of Christianity.
(b) She is like any other woman.
(c) She has four children by two different men.
(d) She is uneducated, a poor worker, and a disloyal woman.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the names of the two daughters in the Jonsdottir family?

3. Why is the Jonsdottir mother, Margret, distressed at the beginning of the novel?

4. From what point of view is this narrative told?

5. Why does Margret want to send her daughters away in Chapter 1?

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