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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. From what point of view is this narrative told?
(a) Narrative point of view.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person limited.

2. What does Agnes contemplate the first day on the Jonsson farm in Chapter 3?
(a) She wants to become friends with the girls.
(b) She wonders if she can escape or if she should.
(c) She wonders if she'll be beaten.
(d) She wants to steal Margret's brooch.

3. What did Agnes do before working at Kornsa?
(a) She was a worker.
(b) She was a devoted mother.
(c) She was a cook.
(d) She had a serving position.

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

5. Where was Agnes born?
(a) Stora-Borg.
(b) Reykjavik.
(c) Flaga.
(d) Kornsa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will be with the Jonsdottir family the first night Agnes stays?

2. What happens to Agnes' last possession in Chapter 3?

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

4. Who speaks from the first person perspective more than any other character?

5. What are the names of the two daughters in the Jonsdottir family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Agnes respond to Reverend Toti's initial comments about prayer and absolution?

2. What does Margret think about the morning after Agnes' arrival?

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

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

5. How does Margret view Agnes while she is cleaning her?

6. What does Agnes mean when she says that people did not see her; they see two dead men in a burning farm with a knife?

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

8. Why would Reverend Toti's father not be supportive of him being Agnes' spiritual advisor?

9. What is the issue Agnes has with Reverend Toti?

10. How does Blondal approach the unfortunate situation of a murderer staying with the Jonsdottir family?

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