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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. Why does Agnes choose Reverend Toti to be her spiritual advisor?
(a) She heard he was a kind man.
(b) She knew that he would help her get her freedom back.
(c) She had met him before, and he helped her cross a river.
(d) She liked that she was young.

2. 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)?
(a) The villagers.
(b) Men.
(c) Agnes' father.
(d) Her executioners.

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

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

5. Why does the District Commissioner feel it is appropriate for him to ask the Jonsdottir family to house a murderer?
(a) He believes the daughters will be a good influence.
(b) He has nowhere else for her to go.
(c) He believes it's Mr. Jonsson's responsibility as District Officer of Vatnsdalur.
(d) It is punishment, because the family has stolen from a nearby farm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Natan murdered, as described in Chapter 3?

3. Steina says in Chapter 3 that she met Agnes before. What did Agnes do for the girls?

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

5. Who are the two men murdered, as stated in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Agnes feel while working in the field at the Kornsa farm?

7. Why might Agnes say, "What a person does, and to know a person is, very different thing" (103)?

8. 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).

9. Where do we clearly see the difference of opinion toward Agnes between the Jonsdottir girls?

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

(see the answer keys)

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