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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This event causes finances to be low at the beginning of Chapter 2.
(a) Nels is arrested.
(b) Christine becomes ill.
(c) The strike.
(d) Papa leaves the family.

2. What does Mama really do with the check?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Returns it to the person who gave it to her.
(c) Tears it up.
(d) Takes it to the bank.

3. How is Arne related to the narrator?
(a) Arne is the narrator's uncle.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) Arne is the narrator's nephew.
(d) They are siblings.

4. Which of the children has an operation in Chapter 3?
(a) Christine.
(b) Nels.
(c) Dagmar.
(d) The narrator.

5. How does Uncle Chris make his money?
(a) He steals heirlooms from families.
(b) He is a professional gambler.
(c) He restores old farms and sells them for profit.
(d) He is a traveling salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator try to give Mama at the end of Chapter 1?

2. How does Uncle Chris spend his money?

3. Which heirlooms does Uncle Chris sell without telling anyone?

4. What item does Papa decide to give up to save money?

5. What does the Norwegian phrase "Lille Ven" mean?

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