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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 1 On the Border of Utter Darkness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Hansas' rifle?
(a) Old Maria.
(b) Sweet Caroline.
(c) Rosie.
(d) Old Faithful.

2. Who in Per Hansa's family believes the family should travel back east for the winter?
(a) Beret.
(b) Store-Hans.
(c) Ola.
(d) Per Hansa.

3. How much can Per Hansa buy furs for at the Indian settlement that sells them?
(a) Five cents.
(b) Twenty cents.
(c) Ten cents.
(d) One dollar.

4. What does Per Hansa consider doing while Beret is in labor?
(a) Feeding the cows.
(b) Plowing the fields.
(c) Helping with the birth.
(d) Hanging himself.

5. Where are the four men, the first small caravan to visit the settlement, from?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Indiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the boys tell Per Hansa that the red welts on their bodies came from?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the physical appearance of Per Hansa?

3. What is the date on which Per Hansa receives a deed to the property he has claimed?

4. Where do the settlers have to go to make their claim to the land official?

5. What is the name of the Indian settlement where Per Hansa travels to buy furs?

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