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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. When Agnes first moves to Natan's farm, who becomes jealous of Natan and Agnes' connection?
(a) The mistress, Natalia.
(b) The housekeeper, Maria.
(c) Natan's mother.
(d) Natan's elder sister, Helga.

2. How does Blondal know, in Chapter 7, that Sigga did not commit the murders?
(a) Agnes says that Sigga had nothing to do with the crime.
(b) She is too simple-minded and too young to know how.
(c) She is not smart or big enough to commit the murders.
(d) She was not at the scene.

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

4. What is one of the first things Agnes shares with the Reverend in Chapter 6?
(a) "Death happened, and in the usual way that it happens, and yet, not like anything else at all" (135).
(b) "I tried to call Pappi also, but he didn't like it (135).
(c) "I was only five years old" (135).
(d) "One night the two of us were working in the badstofa with Inga" (135).

5. What do Natan and Agnes do to ensure Sigga does not know about their relationship?
(a) They tell her to sleep in a separate room.
(b) They try to be very quiet when she is near.
(c) They waited until she is asleep.
(d) They do not care, because Sigga is just a servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Agnes meets Reverend Toti twice before seeking his counsel as her spiritual advisor for her crimes. What is the second instance?

2. How is the overall mood of the meeting Blondal and Reverend Toti have about Agnes' spiritual progress and Toti's methods in Chapter 7?

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

4. After being accused of the murders, in Chapter 7, what does Fridrik say in response?

5. In Chapter 10, what does Lauga hear about Agnes in relation to the execution?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margret worry about the relationship she is fostering with Agnes?

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

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

4. How does Agnes reply to Reverend Toti's absence?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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