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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 does Hans Olsa tell Per Hansa he has lost on his journey to their new home?
(a) Cooking supplies.
(b) A pair of pants.
(c) A mutton leg.
(d) A horse.

2. What illness does Tonseten suffer from?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Rheumatism.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Depression.

3. Where do the settlers wait for Per Hansa to return from searching for the cows?
(a) At Hans Olsa's house.
(b) At Henry Solum's house.
(c) At Beret's house.
(d) By the creek.

4. Who, in Book 1, Chapter 4, says, "We need a preacher, I hear...Well, now we've got one!"?
(a) Per Hansa.
(b) Henry Solum.
(c) Beret.
(d) Tonseten.

5. What kind of trees does Per Hansa bring back to plant around the house?
(a) Plum.
(b) Peach.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Fig.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of injury does the sick Indian have?

3. Why do the men have to take a trip to town in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 3?

4. Who is the first to notice that the cows have gone missing after the men arrive home from town?

5. What is Tonseten's first name?

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