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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the overall mood of the meeting Blondal and Reverend Toti have about Agnes' spiritual progress and Toti's methods in Chapter 7?
(a) Blondal does not believe that Reverend Toti is following Christian ways in his advising.
(b) Blondal is pleased and gives Reverend Toti a raise.
(c) Reverend Toti yells at Blondal for making him be a spiritual advisor to Agnes.
(d) Blondal asks many questions, writes down answers, and says that he is pleased.

2. Why did Agnes leave Natan's farm, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) He kicked her out.
(b) He could not afford to keep her as a servant.
(c) He said that he would murder her.
(d) She was scared for her life.

3. As described in Chapter 11, what does Natan do to Agnes when he returns home?
(a) He kicks her out into the cowshed for letting Fridrik come over.
(b) He yells at her for not having supper prepared.
(c) He kicks her out for letting Sigga leave.
(d) He tells her to leave and find her foster-father.

4. What happens when Roslin, Margret's friend, goes into labor?
(a) Roslin's husband is angry at her for not being stronger.
(b) The child is wayward.
(c) The weather is very bad, and Roslin has to walk miles for help.
(d) Margret laughs at her for having another child when she already has five.

5. Who does Rosa leave her daughter with, as described in Chapter 10?
(a) Fridrik and his wife.
(b) Natan, Agnes, and Sigga.
(c) Natan.
(d) Natan and Fridrik.

6. What happens to Agnes' foster-mother, Inga?
(a) She leaves the family when Agnes is young.
(b) She hates Agnes, because Agnes is smarter than her.
(c) She dies during childbirth.
(d) She does not want Agnes and tries to give her away to another family.

7. What does Rosa say, in Chapter 10, about her connection to Agnes?
(a) She says that she hated her for many reasons.
(b) She says that she has no opinion.
(c) She states that Agnes is a liar and doesn't deserve any mercy.
(d) She does not ever share her opinion to anyone.

8. Who tries very hard to make a connection with Agnes in Chapter 7, saying, "I know you. We are alike" (169).
(a) Jon.
(b) Sigga.
(c) Steina.
(d) Petur.

9. After being sick for a long time, Reverend Toti wakes up in Chapter 11, and what does his father tell him?
(a) He says that Toti is sleeping too much.
(b) He says that Toti needs to stop seeing Agnes and focus on his own family.
(c) He says that he needs to rest more.
(d) He says that Toti needs to see a doctor.

10. Who was young Agnes hearing calling to her from the storehouse, in her memory described in Chapter 6?
(a) Toti.
(b) Sigga.
(c) Margret.
(d) Inga.

11. Where does young Agnes go after losing her foster-family?
(a) Back to her real mother.
(b) Alone in the cold weather.
(c) Another loving family.
(d) A parish.

12. What does Fridrik's mother tell him when she learns of his fight with Natan?
(a) She tells Fridrik to break-up with Sigga to stop all of this.
(b) She tells Fridrik to consider marrying Agnes now that she has no home.
(c) She says that Fridrik needs to stop fighting with Natan and causing problems.
(d) She says that Fridrik will not have Sigga as long as Natan is alive.

13. Where does Agnes go after not being able to live in Natan's cowshed, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) She goes to Rosa's house and hopes she can make friends and stay there.
(b) She begins to travel to the capital to find her foster-father.
(c) She goes to Katadalur where Fridrik lives.
(d) She sits outside Natan's door until he lets her in.

14. What does Sigga say when Agnes asks if Natan is at church, because it is Sunday?
(a) He is at home, but in the workshop just nearby.
(b) He is not a church-going man.
(c) He is at a neighboring village helping.
(d) He is at church, but will be home soon.

15. Why does Lauga not like Steina's relationship with Agnes?
(a) She wants more time with Steina and thinks Agnes is depending on Steina too much.
(b) She thinks Steina is being naive and that Agnes will take advantage of her and make her do bad things.
(c) She worries that Steina will help Agnes escape, and maybe Steina will escape with her.
(d) She thinks that Agnes makes their family look bad, so the girls will never marry. She is also jealous of their relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Lauga hear about Agnes in relation to the execution?

2. What reasoning does Blondal give in Chapter 7 for why Fridrik committed the murders?

3. Where does Agnes go after Natan kicks her out?

4. What kind of relationship develops between Agnes and Natan after she moves to his farm?

5. Who does Agnes first see when she reaches Illugastadir?

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