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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 6 The Heart That Dared Not Let In the Sun.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first to notice that the cows have gone missing after the men arrive home from town?
(a) Kjersti.
(b) Per Hansa.
(c) Sam Solum.
(d) Sorine.

2. What day does Beret go into labor?
(a) New Year's.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas Eve.

3. What does the injured Indian give Per Hansa in exchange for helping him?
(a) A cowhide.
(b) A pony.
(c) A sack of flour.
(d) A tobacco pipe.

4. Which of the following is NOT something that Per brings back with him in addition to lost cows that had wandered off?
(a) A bull.
(b) A mare.
(c) Two hens.
(d) A rooster.

5. Why do the members of the large caravan, who had decided to settle close to Spring Creek, come to Per Hansa's farm?
(a) To sell some whiskey.
(b) To buy potatoes.
(c) To demand he leave the settlement.
(d) To borrow farming equipment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Per Hansa name the pony that is given to him by the Indian chief?

2. Who is the only person in the settlement who seems upset about what Per Hansa did with the stakes?

3. What does Per Hansa find on his plot of land when he first goes to inspect it?

4. What is the first crop that Per Hansa wants to plant on his land?

5. Where are the four men, the first small caravan to visit the settlement, from?

(see the answer key)

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