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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 first question Agnes asked Sigga upon meeting her?
(a) "What should I do first?"
(b) "Where is my bed?"
(c) "Where is Natan?"
(d) "Where is your husband?"

2. In Chapter 10, what does Lauga hear about Agnes in relation to the execution?
(a) She hears that Agnes will not be executed at all.
(b) She hears that Agnes was cursed, and it was prophesied that an axe would fall on her head.
(c) She hears that Agnes will escape the execution, because there are people that will help her out.
(d) She hears that Agnes was cursed, and it was believed she would kill before her execution.

3. Agnes meets Reverend Toti twice before seeking his counsel as her spiritual advisor for her crimes. What is the second instance?
(a) They lived in the same town and went to church together.
(b) In a dream.
(c) From afar as he helps another woman.
(d) She had a crush on him from early childhood.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Agnes admire about Natan, as descried in Chapter 9?

3. What is one of the first things Agnes shares with the Reverend in Chapter 6?

4. Where do Agnes and Natan live together?

5. What kind of relationship develops between Agnes and Natan after she moves to his farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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