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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 13 & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Natan threaten to kick Sigga out of the house, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) She has lied about him to other people.
(b) She is not a good lover.
(c) She is a thief.
(d) She has been disloyal.

2. What did Agnes do before working at Kornsa?
(a) She was a cook.
(b) She had a serving position.
(c) She was a devoted mother.
(d) She was a worker.

3. How does Margret feel about the men sent to protect her family in Chapter 2?
(a) They have sent women who cannot protect them.
(b) They have sent no one at all.
(c) They have sent a boy who sleeps soundly.
(d) They have made neighbors come to help.

4. Whose belongings are being auctioned off in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Fridrik Sigurdsson.
(b) Natan Ketilsson.
(c) Agnes Magnusdottir.
(d) Bjorn Blondal.

5. Where does young Agnes go after losing her foster-family?
(a) Back to her real mother.
(b) Alone in the cold weather.
(c) A parish.
(d) Another loving family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bjorn, Agnes' childhood foster-father, not like?

2. In Chapter 1, what two people have been murdered?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Steina burn before her parents can see it?

4. Who does Agnes meet on her way to Geitaskard, Natan's farm?

5. Whom does Blondal write a letter to about the execution axe?

(see the answer key)

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