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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 tries very hard to make a connection with Agnes in Chapter 7, saying, "I know you. We are alike" (169).
(a) Steina.
(b) Sigga.
(c) Jon.
(d) Petur.

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

3. What is the weather like the day Inga gives birth?
(a) There is mention of the weather.
(b) Rain rapidly pours on the rooftops.
(c) The sunshine radiates through the clouds.
(d) A fierce blizzard takes over.

4. What is Agnes doing when Natan arrives home after Agnes has moved in?
(a) Cleaning the house.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Arguing with Sigga.
(d) Crying.

5. Why does Agnes decide to go where she does after being kicked out of Natan's house?
(a) She knows that this farm is understaffed and has plenty of food.
(b) She knows that there are women there who can help her.
(c) She thinks Natan will not find her there.
(d) It is the closest place to her, and the weather is dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Agnes leave Natan's farm, as described in Chapter 11?

2. How does Blondal know, in Chapter 7, that Sigga did not commit the murders?

3. In Chapter 7, who requests to hear about the progress Reverend Toti is making with Agnes?

4. Why does Lauga not like Steina's relationship with Agnes?

5. Why is Natan's home built to face the land and not the sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Agnes help Roslin get through her birth?

2. How does Agnes describe the Northern Lights her foster-father showed her?

3. What is at the crux of the disagreement between Blondal and Reverend Toti about Agnes?

4. What happens when Agnes goes to the storehouse to find Inga?

5. What revelation did Agnes come to after examining her little sister's death?

6. How does Reverend Toti relay his message to Blondal about preparing Agnes for her execution?

7. What is an example of how Margret begins to trust Agnes and appreciate her knowledge?

8. Ravens are a common theme throughout the story. What do the ravens represent in the following scenario? Agnes turned away after finding Fridrik kicking Natan's dead sheep outside. She felt this was only the beginning of a more violent incident to come. "I turned around ... and saw a raven descent upon the sheep. It gave a mournful caw and then plunged its beak into the innards" (267). The ravens brutally attacked an already dead animal right after Agnes sees Fridrik committed the same act.

9. What was Agnes' first impression of Sigga when she arrives at Illugastadir?

10. Why does Agnes believe that she may have been friends with Poet-Rosa under different circumstances?

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