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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is "they" in the following sentence: "They will blow us all out, one by one, until it is only their light by which they are themselves" (Prologue)?
(a) The villagers.
(b) Agnes' father.
(c) Men.
(d) Her executioners.

2. What is the real reason Roslin visits her friend, Margret in Chapter 3?
(a) Roslin wants advice about her own marriage.
(b) Roslin wants to help the girls with their work.
(c) Roslin wishes to give Margret a gift
(d) Roslin wants to gossip about Agnes.

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

4. In Chapter 1, what two people have been murdered?
(a) Assistant Reverend Thorvandur and Natan Ketilsson.
(b) Reverend Johann Tomasson.
(c) Petur Jonsson and Natan Ketilsson.
(d) Bjorn Blondal and His Majesty the King.

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

6. Why is Roslin initially concerned about Margret in Chapter 3?
(a) Margret has a broken arm.
(b) Margret is fighting with her husband.
(c) Margret is angry at her daughters.
(d) Margret has a winter cough.

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

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

9. What two weapons are used to kill the two men whose murders are described in Chapter 3?
(a) A Hammer and rope.
(b) A Knife and gun.
(c) A Knife and hammer.
(d) A Rope and Knife.

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

11. 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 is dirty.
(c) Steina allows him inside without Lauga's permission.
(d) He is left alone in the parlor.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 3, it states the names of the three murderers. Who are they?
(a) Fridrik, Sigga, and Agnes.
(b) Agnes, Sigga, and Margret.
(c) Fridrik, Petur, and Natan.
(d) Natan, Petur, and Sigga.

13. Where were the murdered victims found?
(a) At a farm in Katadalur.
(b) A field in Reykjavik.
(c) At the house of Sigridur Gudmundsdottir.
(d) At Natan's farm in Illugastadir.

14. Who will be with the Jonsdottir family the first night Agnes stays?
(a) All the woman nearby.
(b) All the District Officers from Vatnsnes.
(c) Servants from neighboring villages.
(d) All the District Officers from Kornsa.

15. Why is the Jonsdottir mother, Margret, distressed at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is distressed, because her sons are troublemakers.
(b) She is distressed from having to keep the farm working.
(c) She is distressed, because her family doesn't have enough money.
(d) She is distressed from having children and servants to look after.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The transition between the Chapter 2 narrative and the Chapter 3 narrative is important, because of what shift?

3. In the Prologue, Agnes reveals what to the reader?

4. Why does Agnes turn Reverend Toti away in Chapter 3?

5. What did Agnes do before working at Kornsa?

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