Burial Rites Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Burial Rites Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Jon Jonsson Jonsdottir abruptly leave the farm for Hvammur in Chapter 1?
(a) He is going to visit his brother.
(b) He wants to fight another Commissioner.
(c) He wants to speak about the situation of harboring a murderess.
(d) He wants to see see the burial grounds of the future victims.

10. 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.

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

12. 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) It is punishment, because the family has stolen from a nearby farm.
(c) He believes the daughters will be a good influence.
(d) He believes it's Mr. Jonsson's responsibility as District Officer of Vatnsdalur.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Ministry Book say about Agnes in Chapter 4?

2. What does Steina confess to Agnes in Chapter 5 about the other murderess, Sigga?

3. What does Agnes contemplate the first day on the Jonsson farm in Chapter 3?

4. Where were the murdered victims found?

5. What is the nickname of Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jonsson?

(see the answer keys)

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