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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. Where does Agnes go after Natan kicks her out?
(a) To her brother, Joas', house.
(b) Back to her foster-father.
(c) To the church.
(d) Fridrik's.

2. What does Fridrik do in order to marry Sigga?
(a) He kills Natan.
(b) He gives Natan silver.
(c) He asks Natan for his approval and that is it.
(d) He steels Sigga in the middle of the night.

3. In Chapter 7, who requests to hear about the progress Reverend Toti is making with Agnes?
(a) His Majesty.
(b) District Commissioner, Blondal.
(c) Reverend Toti decides himself.
(d) Reverend Toti's father.

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

5. What kind of relationship develops between Agnes and Natan after she moves to his farm?
(a) They become intimate very soon and have a special bond that consists of deep conversations.
(b) Natan is the man of the house and tells Agnes what to do and how to do it.
(c) They are very good friends at first, but he loves his other servant more and gives her more attention.
(d) They do not talk when she first arrives, and Natan ignores her for the first few months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Agnes have to leave her foster-family, as described in Chapter 6?

2. When Reverend Toti shares Blondal's advice about his spiritual counseling in Chapter 7, how does Agnes respond?

3. After Natan and Agnes fight, what does he do to get her back at Agnes, as described in Chapter 10?

4. What position does Natan offer to Agnes when she first arrives at his farm?

5. Why does Reverend Toti stop visiting Agnes in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Reverend return to Agnes, even though he is sick?

7. How did Agnes feel after her baby sister was born?

8. What did Daniel, Natan's worker, say to Agnes about her relationship? Why?

9. How does Agnes approach Natan's work as a medicinal man? Why is her response ironic?

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

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