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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Beret about the argument between the settlers of Spring Creek and the men of the large caravan?
(a) Per Hansa.
(b) Kjersti.
(c) Store-Hans.
(d) Hans Olsa.

2. What does Beret trip over as she leaves the house after a fight with Per Hansa, at the end of Book 1, Chapter 4?
(a) A child's toy.
(b) The cow.
(c) A plow.
(d) Her own shoe.

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

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

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

6. What does Per Hansa ask the Indians for?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Food.
(d) Horses.

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

8. What type of injury does the sick Indian have?
(a) A broken leg.
(b) A torn muscle.
(c) A head wound.
(d) A hand wound.

9. Where is the Hansa family headed?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Utah Territory.
(c) California.
(d) Dakota Territory.

10. What does the place where the ducks live remind Per Hansa of?
(a) The ponds in Filmore County.
(b) The swamps of New York.
(c) The lakes of Norway.
(d) The bird cliffs in Finmarken.

11. Where does Beret Hansa remember the family landed when they crossed the ocean from Norway?
(a) New York.
(b) Providence.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Quebec.

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

13. Who is the first to notice that the cows have gone missing after the men arrive home from town?
(a) Sam Solum.
(b) Per Hansa.
(c) Sorine.
(d) Kjersti.

14. What is the name on the stake that Per Hansa finds in the ground at Tonseten's southwest corner?
(a) Tonseten.
(b) O'Malley.
(c) O'Hara.
(d) Harden.

15. What task does Per Hansa give to Ola when he returns from town in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) To knit the net.
(b) To hunt for bears.
(c) To chop wood.
(d) To feed the horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first crop that Per Hansa wants to plant on his land?

2. Why does Per Hans walk so far ahead of the caravan?

3. What is the name of Kjersti's cow?

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

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

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