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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25, Another Three Shovefuls Of Earth From Sweden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can Karl Oskar's personality best be described?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Passive.
(c) Headstrong.
(d) Timid.

2. What illness does Kristina get in Chapter 21?
(a) Rickets.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Scurvy.
(d) Emphysema.

3. What are the peasants always told when they want to complain to the captain?
(a) He is reading maps.
(b) He is asleep.
(c) He is eating.
(d) He cannot speak the language.

4. The passengers on the Charlotta are mostly _________________.
(a) prisoners.
(b) peasants.
(c) sailors.
(d) ministers.

5. Why does Ulrika want to go to America?
(a) She wants to start a business in America.
(b) She regards Sweden as a hellhole.
(c) She wants to practice her religion freely.
(d) She wants to find an American husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Karl Oskar wants his children to be _________________________.

2. What is Karl's distinguishing physical characteristic?

3. What has Captain Lorentz stopped thinking about since he was young?

4. What is the literary term for Inga Lena's living all her life on land yet being buried at sea?

5. What happens for the first time during the trip in Chapter 18?

(see the answer key)

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