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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tonseten's problem with Per Hansa's house as he is building it?
(a) He thinks it is too small.
(b) He thinks it won't stand up to the wind.
(c) He thinks it is too big.
(d) He thinks the walls are crooked.

2. What animal does Tonseten actually manage to hunt and kill using his crowbar?
(a) A duck.
(b) A deer.
(c) A bear.
(d) A badger.

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

4. What is the name of Hans Olsa's wife?
(a) Rane.
(b) Sorine.
(c) Dagney.
(d) Beret.

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

6. What does Per Hansa bring back to camp in Book 1, Chapter 1 to appease his wife?
(a) A new cow.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A dried mutton leg.
(d) A barrel of water.

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

8. Where does Per Hansa tell Hans Olsa he will go to look for the cows?
(a) To the creek.
(b) To the Sioux River.
(c) To the Indian settlement.
(d) To Sioux Falls.

9. Who does Per Hansa take with him to meet the Indians?
(a) Store-Hans.
(b) Hans Olsa.
(c) Sam Solum.
(d) And-Ongen.

10. What is Per Hansa's purpose for buying the twine and knitting a net?
(a) To catch ducks.
(b) To hold their clothing.
(c) To keep the mosquitoes out.
(d) To catch rainwater.

11. Where do the settlers have to go to make their claim to the land official?
(a) Silver City.
(b) Hillside Colony.
(c) Des Moines.
(d) Sioux Falls.

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

13. Who is the only person in the settlement who seems upset about what Per Hansa did with the stakes?
(a) Beret.
(b) Tonseten.
(c) Sorine.
(d) Hans Olsa.

14. Which of the following is NOT a type of seed that Beret brought to plant in addition to the main crop?
(a) Melons.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Tomatoes.

15. What does Per Hansa name the pony that is given to him by the Indian chief?
(a) Rosie.
(b) Injun.
(c) Patches.
(d) Brindlesides.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what nationality are the four men of the first small caravan to visit the settlement?

2. Who is the first to notice that the cows have gone missing after the men arrive home from town?

3. What does the name Store-Hans mean?

4. Who is most upset that Rosie is missing?

5. Who are the spokesmen between the men of the large caravan and the settlers of Spring Creek?

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