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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of food does the Hansa family have to eat every night?
(a) Beef.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Raisins.
(d) Rice.

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

3. What is Tonseten's first name?
(a) Syvert.
(b) Hallbjorn.
(c) Joerund.
(d) Hans.

4. Where do the boys tell Per Hansa that the red welts on their bodies came from?
(a) They got into poison ivy.
(b) They were fighting.
(c) Beret struck them.
(d) They fell off the roof.

5. Where does Tonseten tell the new Norwegian settlers that they can find wood?
(a) Spring Creek.
(b) The Sioux River.
(c) Sioux Falls.
(d) Filmore County.

6. What does the injured Indian give Per Hansa in exchange for helping him?
(a) A pony.
(b) A sack of flour.
(c) A tobacco pipe.
(d) A cowhide.

7. Which of the following do the men bring back from their trip to town for Per Hansa?
(a) A plow.
(b) A horse.
(c) A mowing machine.
(d) A bottle of whiskey.

8. What chore does Per Hansa give to Ole while he is away at town?
(a) Hunt ducks.
(b) Mow the lawn.
(c) Chop wood.
(d) Barter for lumber.

9. What is Hans Olsa doing at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Talking to a friend.
(b) Plowing his fields.
(c) Building a sod house.
(d) Sleeping.

10. Of what nationality are the four men of the first small caravan to visit the settlement?
(a) Norwegian.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) German.
(d) English.

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

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

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

14. Which of the following is NOT one of the men who will travel to town in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Hans Olsa.
(b) Harry Solum.
(c) Sam Solum.
(d) Syvert Tonseten.

15. What place does Per Hansa hope to find when he leaves the camp in the middle of the night?
(a) An Indian village.
(b) Split Rock Creek.
(c) The city of Jackson.
(d) The Dakota Territory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beret make for breakfast using the flour before Per goes to see the Hallings?

2. Who is Per Hansa?

3. Where are the four men, the first small caravan to visit the settlement, from?

4. What does Per Hansa offer to Beret when he comes home in Book 1, Chapter 5?

5. What does Per Hansa bring back to camp in Book 1, Chapter 1 to appease his wife?

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