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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. Who does Per Hansa take with him to meet the Indians?
(a) Sam Solum.
(b) And-Ongen.
(c) Hans Olsa.
(d) Store-Hans.

2. Who finds the ducks on the prairie?
(a) And-Ongen and Store-Hans.
(b) Store-Hans and Ola.
(c) Per Hansa and Hans Olsa.
(d) Beret and Kjersti.

3. What is the name of Hans Olsa's wife?
(a) Dagney.
(b) Sorine.
(c) Beret.
(d) Rane.

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

5. What is the date on which Per Hansa receives a deed to the property he has claimed?
(a) June 21, 1892.
(b) June 6, 1873.
(c) July 4, 1776.
(d) January 26, 1903.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets into a physical fight with one of the men from the large caravan?

2. What kind of trees does Per Hansa bring back to plant around the house?

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

4. Where do the settlers have to go to make their claim to the land official?

5. Who in Per Hansa's family believes the family should travel back east for the winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Hans Olsa, Tonseten and Harry Solum bring back from their trip to town? What is the atmosphere of the settlement when the men return?

2. Why does Beret begin packing up the family's possessions in a trunk while Per Hansa is away at town in Book 1, Chapter 5?

3. Describe the Hansa family.

4. Why is Per Hansa left behind when the other men travel to town? How does he react to this?

5. Describe Per Hansa's plan for his house.

6. What does Per Hansa find towards the end of Book 1, Chapter 1? Why is it important and what does it mean for the family?

7. In the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2, we see Hans Olsa at work. What is he busy doing and why does he keep getting distracted?

8. Why does Tonseten need to talk to the minister in private?

9. How does Per Hansa die? In what position is he found?

10. After the locusts first come and the men finish plowing the fields, Per goes to check on Beret to see how she has fared during the attack. What does he find when he returns home and how does he react?

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