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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. Who is the eldest sister in the Jonsdottir family?
(a) They are the same age.
(b) They are not sisters.
(c) Lauga.
(d) Steina.

2. What is the last possession Agnes owns?
(a) A picture of her little brother.
(b) A necklace.
(c) Her dress.
(d) A coat.

3. What happens to Agnes' last possession in Chapter 3?
(a) It is sold.
(b) It is used as a blanket.
(c) It is given away.
(d) It is burned.

4. Where is the Jonsdottir family's farm?
(a) Illugstadir.
(b) Katadalur.
(c) Hvammur.
(d) Kornsa.

5. What is the issue with the axe to be used for the execution?
(a) They wonder if a woman should be able to perform the task.
(b) They worry the axe will not be able to effectively perform the task.
(c) They do not know if it should be made or bought due to economical issues.
(d) They want the axe to be beautiful and heavy, but it's hard to find.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jon Jonsson Jonsdottir abruptly leave the farm for Hvammur in Chapter 1?

2. What does Roslin bring to Margret in Chapter 3?

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

4. 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)?

5. What will the Jonsdottir family be given for keeping Agnes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Agnes nothing like Margret imagined?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. What does the Ministerial Book reveal about Agnes' past that may give insight into her future?

9. Agnes thinks, "Here, man. Here is your smile. Is it a good one? Do you see my lips crack? Do you see my teeth" (39)? Why would she say this to an officer?

10. How does Reverend Toti view Agnes upon their first meeting?

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