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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 2 The Power of Evil in High Places.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the men who will travel to town in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Syvert Tonseten.
(b) Harry Solum.
(c) Sam Solum.
(d) Hans Olsa.

2. What animal does Tonseten say he manages to hunt and kill using his crowbar?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A duck.
(c) A bear.
(d) A deer.

3. How much does the Tronder woman charge Per Hansa for borrowing her bull for a year?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) Fifty dollars.

4. Why do the men have to take a trip to town in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) To get people to join the settlement.
(b) To gather wood.
(c) To buy more seeds.
(d) To replenish the food supply.

5. What does Per Hansa find when he goes to check on Beret after harvesting the wheat?
(a) She has burned the house down.
(b) She has barricaded the door.
(c) She has run away with the children.
(d) She has made a large supper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Torkel Tallaksen?

2. What day is it when Ola and Store-Hans come to tell their father that the seeds have sprouted?

3. Who comes to compliment Per Hansa on his wise decision to plant early?

4. What does Torkel Tallaksen want to build?

5. Why does Beret tell Per Hansa that it does no good to cry?

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