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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. 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.

2. What does Natan do to Agnes after she criticizes his interpretation of a dream?
(a) Slaps her.
(b) Shoves her onto the ground.
(c) Tells her that she is ignorant.
(d) Asks her to be quiet and sleep outside.

3. What does, Bjorn, Agnes' foster-father, ask her to come outside and see, as described in Chapter 6?
(a) The Northern Lights.
(b) A cow giving birth to a calf.
(c) A group of ravens swooning around the farm.
(d) Fresh snow.

4. After Natan and Agnes fight, what does he do to get her back at Agnes, as described in Chapter 10?
(a) He did not let her eat supper.
(b) He slept with Sigga.
(c) He talked about how much more he likes Sigga than her.
(d) He made her do extra chores.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first question Agnes asked Sigga upon meeting her?

2. Why does Natan threaten to kick Sigga out of the house, as described in Chapter 11?

3. What angers Fridrik and begins the motive for killing Natan, as described in Chapter 11?

4. Who does Agnes first see when she reaches Illugastadir?

5. What happens to the baby after Inga gives birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Agnes describe her feelings and relationship with Natan after having a dream?

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

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

4. What exactly happens in Agnes' dream of Reverend Toti, which is the true first time she met him?

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

6. In Poet-Rosa's poem to Natan Ketilsson, what overall message does she convey to him?

7. How does Agnes recount Natan's unexpected demeanor?

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

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

10. Why does Agnes not believe that Steina and her have anything real in common?

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