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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. What do the neighbors liken the whitewashed walls of his house to?
(a) Egg shells.
(b) Bird droppings.
(c) Ice.
(d) Snow.

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

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

4. Why do the women suggest that Per Hansa quickly christen his new child after birth?
(a) They need to tell Beret his name.
(b) The baby is so frail he might not survive.
(c) The baby is not breathing.
(d) They need to make a birth certificate.

5. What happens two days after Per Hansa plants his wheat crop?
(a) A blizzard hits.
(b) He realizes he has planted the wrong seeds.
(c) There is a flood.
(d) Beret dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wagons does the large caravan that was the second to arrive at Spring Creek consist of?

2. What does Per Hansa find when he goes to check on Beret after harvesting the wheat?

3. What does Per Hansa ask the Indians for?

4. What does Beret say living in a sod house does?

5. Where are the settlers when the question of changing their names comes up?

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