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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 2 The Power of Evil in High Places.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Torkel Tallaksen?
(a) A cousin of Tonseten's.
(b) A Norwegian newcomer with money.
(c) An Irish farmer with a large family.
(d) A Swedish man selling seed.

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

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

4. 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 gather wood.
(c) To get people to join the settlement.
(d) To buy more seeds.

5. In Book 1, Chapter 1, what is the family doing?
(a) Going to town for supplies.
(b) Fleeing from persecution.
(c) Going to visit their cousins.
(d) Moving to a new place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Tonseten actually manage to hunt and kill using his crowbar?

2. Why do the women suggest that Per Hansa quickly christen his new child after birth?

3. What animal does Tonseten say he manages to hunt and kill using his crowbar?

4. What does Per Hansa ask the Indians for?

5. What day is it when Ola and Store-Hans come to tell their father that the seeds have sprouted?

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