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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the spokesmen between the men of the large caravan and the settlers of Spring Creek?
(a) Hans Olsa and Tonseten.
(b) Hans Olsa and Harry Solum.
(c) Tonseten and Harry Solum.
(d) Sam Solum and Per Hansa.

2. Where do the settlers wait for Per Hansa to return from searching for the cows?
(a) By the creek.
(b) At Beret's house.
(c) At Hans Olsa's house.
(d) At Henry Solum's house.

3. What does Per Hansa bring back to camp in Book 1, Chapter 1 to appease his wife?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A new cow.
(c) A dried mutton leg.
(d) A barrel of water.

4. Where does Per Hansa plan on getting wood for the roof of his house?
(a) The Sioux River.
(b) Spring Creek.
(c) The Black Hills Forest.
(d) Wal-mart.

5. Where does the journey of the Hansa family begin?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Michigan.

6. What is the name of Tonseten's wife?
(a) Freya.
(b) Alana.
(c) Kirsten.
(d) Kjersti.

7. What does the place where the ducks live remind Per Hansa of?
(a) The swamps of New York.
(b) The ponds in Filmore County.
(c) The bird cliffs in Finmarken.
(d) The lakes of Norway.

8. Why does Per Hansa leave the camp in the middle of the night in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) To get help for his sick child.
(b) To escape from the family.
(c) To try to figure out where they are.
(d) To search for food.

9. Of what nationality are the four men of the first small caravan to visit the settlement?
(a) English.
(b) Norwegian.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) German.

10. What does Beret attack her boys with?
(a) A spoon.
(b) Her hand.
(c) A switch.
(d) A belt.

11. Why does Per Hans walk so far ahead of the caravan?
(a) He has a lot of energy to burn off.
(b) He doesn't like his family.
(c) He is lost and doesn't want to tell his wife.
(d) He has to flatten the grass so the caravan can pass.

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the Hansa children?
(a) Beret.
(b) Ola.
(c) Hans Kristian.
(d) And-Ongen.

13. Which of the following is NOT something that Per brings back with him in addition to lost cows that had wandered off?
(a) Two hens.
(b) A rooster.
(c) A bull.
(d) A mare.

14. What does Per Hansa ask the Indians for?
(a) Food.
(b) Horses.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Whiskey.

15. Who, in Book 1, Chapter 4, says, "We need a preacher, I hear...Well, now we've got one!"?
(a) Beret.
(b) Per Hansa.
(c) Tonseten.
(d) Henry Solum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Tonseten suffer from?

2. Why do the members of the large caravan, who had decided to settle close to Spring Creek, come to Per Hansa's farm?

3. Where does Tonseten tell the new Norwegian settlers that they can find wood?

4. What task does Per Hansa give to Ola when he returns from town in Book 1, Chapter 5?

5. In Book 1, Chapter 1, what is the family doing?

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