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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. 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 made her do extra chores.
(c) He slept with Sigga.
(d) He talked about how much more he likes Sigga than her.

2. How does Blondal prove to Reverend Toti in Chapter 7 that Agnes was the one who Agnes killed Natan?
(a) A witness saw Agnes with a bloody knife after the killings, and Fridrik was at home with his family.
(b) Natan is murdered by a stab to the belly, and Fridrik would not have done this, because he knows how to kill animals and would have slit his throat.
(c) Agnes was angry that Natan refused to marry her and murdered him out of revenge.
(d) All women are evil and will do anything to get what they want.

3. As revealed in Chapter 10, when Natan and Daniel return from being away on a fishing trip, what does he accuse Agnes of?
(a) Being lazy.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Cheating.
(d) Leaving.

4. What happens to the baby after Inga gives birth?
(a) It is given milk and a warm bed.
(b) It is handed to Agnes to hold.
(c) It is given away, because they do not have enough money.
(d) It is crying so hard that the family has to leave it outside.

5. When Bjorn is asleep what does Inga do with young Agnes?
(a) She tells Agnes about her own childhood.
(b) She makes Agnes recite the psalms together.
(c) She makes Agnes clean.
(d) She tells Agnes that Bjorn is a bad man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fridrik's mother tell him when she learns of his fight with Natan?

2. What is Natan out doing when Agnes first arrives at his home to live?

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

4. Why does Agnes think that Natan loved Rosa, as described in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Natan sleep in Sigga's bed when he knew Agnes was awake?

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

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

4. How does Agnes feel when she discerns that Sigga has the position of housekeeper?

5. How does Margret make a rejoinder to Agnes revealing that she has no mother?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Agnes' "mouth ache" after meeting with Reverend Toti?

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