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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the issue with the axe to be used for the execution?
(a) They do not know if it should be made or bought due to economical issues.
(b) They wonder if a woman should be able to perform the task.
(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.

2. What is the most accurate advice Reverend Toti's father gives him about making the right decision to advise Agnes?
(a) "You know your own heart." (32).
(b) "A man must be true to his word" (32).
(c) "Don't wake me when you return" (32).
(d) "You should seek to please the Lord" (32).

3. What is Petur Jonsson accused of doing that sways Margret's opinion about the crime?
(a) He killed animals for fun.
(b) He slit the throats of sheep and was a thief.
(c) He cheated on his wife with other women.
(d) He does not take care of his own children.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the eldest sister in the Jonsdottir family?

2. How does Reverent Toti's demeanor change toward Agnes from Chapter 3 to Chapter 4?

3. Whom does Blondal write a letter to about the execution axe?

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

5. How does Agnes describe how other people think about her crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margret express herself to Agnes the first morning?

2. How does Margret feel when she meets Agnes? Why?

3. How does Agnes feel about her conviction at the start of the narrative?

4. Analyze Agnes' quote, "I can turn to that day as though it were a page in a book. It's written so deeply upon my mind I can almost taste the ink" (132).

5. How does Blondal feel about asking the Assistant Reverend Thorvardur Jonsson to meet with Agnes?

6. What does Poet-Rosa's poem accuse Agnes of doing?

7. Why does Margret point out the ravens in the sky to Reverend Toti?

8. How does Agnes argue with Reverend Toti about the meaning of 'truth'" (126)?

9. How is Reverend Toti's relationship with his father in relation to his time spent with Agnes?

10. What are Agnes' emotions like when she first arrives at Kornsa?

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