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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. 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) By the creek.
(d) At Beret's house.

2. What does the name Store-Hans mean?
(a) Little Hans.
(b) Little hands.
(c) Helpful hands.
(d) Big Hans.

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

4. Who gives the new Norwegian settlers a tour of Spring Creek?
(a) Ola.
(b) Tonseten.
(c) Kjersti.
(d) Beret.

5. What is Hans Olsa doing at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Building a sod house.
(c) Plowing his fields.
(d) Talking to a friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what nationality are the four men of the first small caravan to visit the settlement?

2. What does the place where the ducks live remind Per Hansa of?

3. What is the name of Hans Olsa's daughter?

4. What kind of trees does Per Hansa bring back to plant around the house?

5. Who does Per Hansa take with him to meet the Indians?

(see the answer key)

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