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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. Why does Agnes decide to go where she does after being kicked out of Natan's house?

2. Who does Rosa leave her daughter with, as described in Chapter 10?

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

4. What happens when Roslin, Margret's friend, goes into labor?

5. Why does Rosa give her daughter to another person?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blondal may have showed favoritism, because Natan apparently cured Blondal's wife. Do you believe that it is acceptable for people to use favors to manipulate other situations? In what cases may it be/not be acceptable?

Essay Topic 3

Ravens are frequently being referenced and appear during certain situations. What do the ravens represent and why does the author place them during certain scenes? Cite at least four examples and explain how they prove your representation.

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