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

2. How old is Hans Olsa's daughter?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Nine.

3. Who is most upset that Rosie is missing?
(a) Store-Hans.
(b) Per Hansa.
(c) Hans Olsa.
(d) Ola.

4. Why does Per Hans walk so far ahead of the caravan?
(a) He has a lot of energy to burn off.
(b) He has to flatten the grass so the caravan can pass.
(c) He is lost and doesn't want to tell his wife.
(d) He doesn't like his family.

5. How many men are in the first group of Norwegian settlers that come to Spring Creek?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men think the Solum boys should teach school?

2. What does Per Hansa ask the Indians for?

3. How much does the Tronder woman charge Per Hansa for borrowing her bull for a year?

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

5. What does Henry Solum offer to Per Hansa for the winter?

(see the answer key)

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