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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 wants to steal Margret's brooch.
(b) She wonders if she can escape or if she should.
(c) She wonders if she'll be beaten.
(d) She wants to become friends with the girls.

2. How is Agnes' journey to the Jonsdottir farm?
(a) It is not too bad, because she has warm boots and a heavy jacket.
(b) It is difficult, because she has to walk a long distance.
(c) it is easy, because she has finally being carried by a horse.
(d) It is very difficult, and she is dirty, bruised, and exhausted.

3. What is the issue with the axe to be used for the execution?
(a) They wonder if a woman should be able to perform the task.
(b) They do not know if it should be made or bought due to economical issues.
(c) They worry the axe will not be able to effectively perform the task.
(d) They want the axe to be beautiful and heavy, but it's hard to find.

4. How does Reverent Toti's demeanor change toward Agnes from Chapter 3 to Chapter 4?
(a) He finds her to be repulsive and leaves.
(b) He wants her to memorize all the Christian sagas.
(c) He realizes she needs a friend to listen.
(d) He decides he must act like a strong man.

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

6. Who speaks from the first person perspective more than any other character?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Sigga.
(c) Margret.
(d) Toti.

7. Where is Agnes originally held after the crimes?
(a) Kornsa.
(b) Galfa.
(c) Stora-Borg.
(d) Copenhagen.

8. What is the event that Blondal speaks about to Lauga in Chapter 1?
(a) Agnes and Sigga living with them.
(b) Natan giving bad medicine to her mother.
(c) Fredrik killing sheep.
(d) The murderers.

9. Why does Agnes wake up every morning in Chapter 3 with a "blow of grief to her heart" (58)?
(a) Natan is dead.
(b) Sigga has a better position than her.
(c) Fridrik has killed Natan.
(d) Natan had abused her for many years her.

10. How does Agnes feel about the way "truth" is understood by people, as described in Chapter 4?
(a) People create truth, and it does not matter whom that person truly is.
(b) People use the truth to pretend they are Christian.
(c) The ruth is overrated and, people think it is more valuable than it really is.
(d) Truth is a precious thing, and that one should always speak the truth.

11. What is the nickname of Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jonsson?
(a) Bjorn.
(b) Thorv.
(c) Steina.
(d) Toti.

12. What happens to Agnes' last possession in Chapter 3?
(a) It is burned.
(b) It is sold.
(c) It is given away.
(d) It is used as a blanket.

13. Who welcomes Reverend Toti to the church in Chapter 4?
(a) Jon Jonssori.
(b) Digga.
(c) Reverend Thomason.
(d) Haukur Jonsson.

14. Why does Lauga get angry at Steina when the District Commissioner arrives in Chapter 1?
(a) There is a storm, and Steina does not offer to dry his clothes.
(b) Steina allows him inside without Lauga's permission.
(c) Steina is dirty.
(d) He is left alone in the parlor.

15. Who does Agnes' mother take with her after she leaves Agnes behind as a young girl?
(a) Her brother, Gundar.
(b) Her younger sister, Gretchen.
(c) Her brother, Joas.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Steina burn before her parents can see it?

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

3. In Chapter 1, what two people have been murdered?

4. How does Agnes respond to Rosa's poem in Chapter 5?

5. Who does Margret speak poorly about when her friend, Roslin, visits in Chapter 3?

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