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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 5 Facing the Great Desolation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What place does Per Hansa hope to find when he leaves the camp in the middle of the night?
(a) Split Rock Creek.
(b) The Dakota Territory.
(c) The city of Jackson.
(d) An Indian village.

2. Who does Per Hansa take with him to meet the Indians?
(a) Sam Solum.
(b) And-Ongen.
(c) Store-Hans.
(d) Hans Olsa.

3. What does Per Hansa do after he finds the stakes in the ground?
(a) He leaves them where he finds them.
(b) He immediately tells Hans Olsa about them.
(c) He goes to inquire about them in town.
(d) He removes them and hides them.

4. Where does Beret Hansa remember the family landed when they crossed the ocean from Norway?
(a) New York.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Providence.
(d) Quebec.

5. Where does the journey of the Hansa family begin?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Indiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do the men bring back from their trip to town for Per Hansa?

2. As the novel opens, what time of day is it?

3. What does Beret trip over as she leaves the house after a fight with Per Hansa, at the end of Book 1, Chapter 4?

4. What is Per Hansa's purpose for buying the twine and knitting a net?

5. What does Per Hansa bring back to camp in Book 1, Chapter 1 to appease his wife?

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