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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. Who is Per Hansa?
(a) A shopkeeper who helps the family with supplies.
(b) The main family's oldest child.
(c) The main female character of the book.
(d) The main male character of the book.

2. Where do the men go to get more wood in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Filmore County.
(b) Worthington.
(c) Sioux Falls.
(d) Sioux River.

3. What is the name on the stake that Per Hansa finds in the ground at Hans Olsa's southwest corner?
(a) John Wright.
(b) H. Olsen.
(c) Hansa.
(d) Joe Gill.

4. How much does the Tronder woman charge Per Hansa for borrowing her bull for a year?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

5. Why do the men have to take a trip to town in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) To replenish the food supply.
(b) To get people to join the settlement.
(c) To buy more seeds.
(d) To gather wood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Hans Olsa's daughter?

3. How much can Per Hansa buy furs for at the Indian settlement that sells them?

4. How many wagons are in the first group of Norwegian settlers that come to Spring Creek?

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

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