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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of Karl and Kristina's children died while they were still in Sweden?
(a) Merit.
(b) Gunilla.
(c) Naima.
(d) Anna.

2. Kristina is glad that her family in Sweden cannot see __________________.
(a) how little their house is.
(b) how poor they are.
(c) how homesick she is.
(d) how Karl is mean to her.

3. Ulrika is known as ______________________.
(a) the village teacher.
(b) the village whore.
(c) the village seamstress.
(d) the village baker.

4. Where does the group disembark from the steamboat in Chapter 9?
(a) Portland.
(b) Stillwater.
(c) Dubuque.
(d) Hansen.

5. What do Ulrika and Elin wear to ward off illness?
(a) Crosses.
(b) Mustard plaster.
(c) Herb pouches.
(d) Garlic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the travelers realize as they pass over the prairie?

2. Karl is surprised to learn that Anders has only ____________ acres plowed in the time he has lived in America.

3. Who is the neighbor of the man in #65?

4. What does Robert plan to not buy?

5. Anders tells the men that they may have to dig as deep as __________ feet if they want a well for their water supply.

(see the answer key)

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