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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Natan do to Agnes after she criticizes his interpretation of a dream?
(a) Slaps her.
(b) Asks her to be quiet and sleep outside.
(c) Tells her that she is ignorant.
(d) Shoves her onto the ground.

2. As revealed in Chapter 10, when Natan and Daniel return from being away on a fishing trip, what does he accuse Agnes of?
(a) Cheating.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Being lazy.
(d) Leaving.

3. How does Agnes feel about living in Illugstadir after arriving?
(a) Welcomed.
(b) Trapped.
(c) Desperate.
(d) Excited.

4. In Chapter 10, what does Lauga hear about Agnes in relation to the execution?
(a) She hears that Agnes was cursed, and it was believed she would kill before her execution.
(b) She hears that Agnes was cursed, and it was prophesied that an axe would fall on her head.
(c) She hears that Agnes will escape the execution, because there are people that will help her out.
(d) She hears that Agnes will not be executed at all.

5. Why does Natan threaten to kick Sigga out of the house, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) She is a thief.
(b) She has lied about him to other people.
(c) She has been disloyal.
(d) She is not a good lover.

6. What would Natan maybe do if he found a book of psalms in the house, according to Sigga?
(a) Throw it outside.
(b) Give it to his father.
(c) Read it with the girls.
(d) Kindle the hearth with it.

7. Where do Agnes and Natan live together?
(a) Flaga.
(b) Kornsa.
(c) Gafl.
(d) Illugastadir.

8. What happens to the baby after Inga gives birth?
(a) It is given away, because they do not have enough money.
(b) It is crying so hard that the family has to leave it outside.
(c) It is handed to Agnes to hold.
(d) It is given milk and a warm bed.

9. What reasoning does Blondal give in Chapter 7 for why Fridrik committed the murders?
(a) His lack of Christian knowledge.
(b) His upbringing.
(c) Natan's behavior.
(d) His jealous ways.

10. Who is young Agnes sitting next to immediately after her foster-mother Inga gives birth?
(a) Margret.
(b) Kjartan.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Bjorn.

11. Who does Fridrik court, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) Kornitas.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Sigga.
(d) Rosa.

12. What do Natan and Agnes do to ensure Sigga does not know about their relationship?
(a) They try to be very quiet when she is near.
(b) They do not care, because Sigga is just a servant.
(c) They waited until she is asleep.
(d) They tell her to sleep in a separate room.

13. What does Agnes catch Fridrik doing outside the house that scared her, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) Kicking a sheep.
(b) Yelling at Sigga.
(c) Digging in the ground.
(d) Snooping around the barn.

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

15. Agnes meets Reverend Toti twice before seeking his counsel as her spiritual advisor for her crimes. What is the second instance?
(a) From afar as he helps another woman.
(b) They lived in the same town and went to church together.
(c) In a dream.
(d) She had a crush on him from early childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agnes say about Illugastadir when she arrives?

2. Where does young Agnes go after losing her foster-family?

3. Before the crime, how do Agnes and Natan meet?

4. Why does Reverend Toti stop visiting Agnes in Chapter 10?

5. How does Blondal prove to Reverend Toti in Chapter 7 that Agnes was the one who Agnes killed Natan?

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