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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. Who finds the ducks on the prairie?
2. What is the name of Tonseten's wife?
3. As the novel opens, what time of day is it?
4. Where do the settlers have to go to make their claim to the land official?
5. What is the name of Hans Olsa's wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. The second group of visitors to arrive on Spring Creek is a large caravan of Irish frontiersmen and women. What is the controversy between the group of Irish folks and the settlers of Spring Creek? How is it resolved?
2. Why does Per Hansa go to the Indian camp in Book 1, Chapter 3? What does he discover once he gets there?
3. Describe what happens to Per Hansa when he decides to go on a trip with the men using his oxen and gets lost in a blizzard.
4. Why do the Solum boys want to travel back East for the winter? What do they ask of Per Hansa and what is his reaction?
5. What does the woman who has been tied in the back of the wagon do while she is at Per Hansa's house?
6. What happens after Per Hansa plants his seeds in the ground in Book 2, Chapter 2? How does Per react?
7. 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?
8. Describe Per Hansa's interaction with the Indians in Book 1, Chapter 3. Why do you think he is so concerned about the ailing chief?
9. Why is Beret so afraid when Per Hansa leaves the settlement to go on trips?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The theme or struggle of man versus nature is present in the novel in many ways. Discuss the struggle within the novel. How does nature dictate the success of the men? How does it dictate their daily lives? How are the men successful despite the forces of nature? Explain using examples.
Essay Topic 2
Many of the settlers experience a fear of something so the theme of fear is a prevalent theme in the novel. Discuss the theme of fear. How is it present in the novel? What characters exhibit fear? What are the various fears that are expressed by the members of the settlement? How does the fear of the settlers affect them in the novel? Provide examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Moving out West and living on the prairie, there are bound to be interactions between Indians and settlers. At times, these can be negative interactions, but there are positive interactions. Do the settlers of Spring Creek have any interaction with the Indians in the novel? Describe these interactions. How do the settlers get along with the Indians? Do you think this was typical of the time? Provide examples of the interactions between settlers and Indians in the novel.
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