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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which direction is Per looking when he dies?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.

2. What are the clouds becoming to Beret as she stares into them?
(a) A scene of her homeland.
(b) Cotton balls.
(c) The face of a monster.
(d) A pony.

3. Why does Hans Olsa ultimately decide to return home during the night in the snowstorm in Book 2, Chapter 4?
(a) He'd rather lose his life outside than with his cattle.
(b) Sorine is making a special meal.
(c) His bed is more comfortable than the hay.
(d) Sorine will worry if he doesn't return home.

4. What does Beret believe will become of herself and her baby?
(a) Per Hansa will abandon them.
(b) They will die in labor.
(c) They will be sent back East.
(d) They will become very close.

5. Who does Hans Olsa ask Per Hansa to bring to him before he dies?
(a) Sofie.
(b) Tonseten.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Per Hansa think his wife's strange behavior is caused by?

2. How long do the locusts plague the settlers?

3. What does the minister ask of the people of the house when he first arrives?

4. What name does Sorine suggest that Per Hansa use as his new name?

5. Which of the following best describes Beret in the final chapter?

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