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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much does the Tronder woman charge Per Hansa for borrowing her bull for a year?
2. Where is the Hansa family headed?
3. What is the name of the Hansas' rifle?
4. What is the name on the stake that Per Hansa finds in the ground at Tonseten's southwest corner?
5. Which of the following do the men bring back from their trip to town for Per Hansa?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the Hansa family.
2. In Book 1, Chapter 5, a group of settlers comes upon the Spring Creek settlement and, as Per Hansa and the other men are gone, it is left to Tonseten to greet them. What is their nationality? What is Tonseten's reaction to them and why?
3. What happens to the cows of the settlement toward the end of Book 1, Chapter 3? What is the reaction of the settlers?
4. What is Beret's demeanor after she gives birth to Peder Seier?
5. What happens to Beret after she comes to know the minister and after he leaves?
6. What is the minister's response to Per after he tells the minister his concerns about Beret?
7. What do the settlers discuss changing their names to? What name does Per refuse and what name does he decide would be a good name for his family?
8. In Book 1, Chapter 6, we get a glimpse into the mind of Beret Hansa. Why does Beret consider her life at the settlement as a punishment from God?
9. From the exchange between Tonseten and Hans Olsa in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2, what can you gather is their opinion of Per Hansa?
10. What are the hardships of pioneer life as described in the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the place of the children in the novel and in pioneer life. We often see in the novel that Per Hansa employs his sons to help promote the family dream. How are the children treated in the novel? How do their characters develop throughout the novel? How would a family with children be more successful as opposed to a family consisting of only a husband and wife? Provide examples.
Essay Topic 2
In a new found community, there are going to be good things that happen within the community and negative things as well. Discuss the positive or successful elements in the settlement on Spring Creek as well as the negative or unfortunate moments. How do they define the characters involved or the settlement itself? Provide examples.
Essay Topic 3
Pick one of the more minor characters in the novel and discuss their character and personality and the way it affects other characters and their place in the community. You can pick from: Tonseten, Kjersti, Sorine, Hans Olsa, or one of the Solum boys. How does this character find his/her place in the community? What is his/her role in the development of the community? Explain using examples from the book.
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