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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Agnes' and Sigga's belongings in Chapter 6?

2. According to the inventory, in Chapter 6, who did the sheep and hay belong to?

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

4. In what condition is the badstofa in Illugstadir?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After realizing that her sister was dead, what was Agnes' reaction?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paraphrase the following quotes and examine what they say about the human condition. What does a person want from life and what is lacking?

(Agnes) "I expected him (Reverend Toti) to understand me from the start. I want him to understand me, but I'm a fool to think we speak the same tongue. I may as well be talking to him with a stone in my mouth, trying to find a language that we both understand" (115).

(Agnes) "Toti wishes to hear about my family, but what I have told him has not been what he wants to hear. He must not be used to gnarled trees that grow in this valley, where the branches rope about one another, studded with thorns" (115).

Essay Topic 2

When Agnes faces the day of her execution all she wants to do is live, despite the distressing essence of the life she led prior. Why would Agnes become such a different person? Provide three textual pieces that prove she was not afraid of death until execution faced her directly.

Essay Topic 3

How do you feel about the historical documents that begin each chapter? How did these change or help you understand Agnes' story?

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