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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Per Hansa name his new baby?

2. What rains down from the strange storm clouds as the men harvest the wheat in Book 2, Chapter 2?

3. Whose house does Per Hansa come upon after he is lost in the blizzard with his oxen?

4. What is Per Hansa clutching in his hands when they find his body?

5. What does the final chapter of the book open with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the community of Spring Creek grows over time. Do you think that this is typical of pioneer communities of the time? How were the settlers of Spring Creek so successful when other men and women of the pioneer were not? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The theme or struggle of man versus himself is present in the novel, specifically through Per Hansa, but it can also be seen in other characters. Discuss this struggle within the novel. How is it present? How does it affect the character involved in the struggle and the other characters in the family or settlement? Provide examples.

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