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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the novel opens, what time of day is it?
(a) Late morning.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Early afternoon.

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

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

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

5. What does Per Hansa find on his plot of land when he first goes to inspect it?
(a) A gun.
(b) A fox.
(c) A grave.
(d) A garden.

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

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

8. Who is most upset that Rosie is missing?
(a) Ola.
(b) Hans Olsa.
(c) Store-Hans.
(d) Per Hansa.

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

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

11. What does Per Hansa do after he finds the stakes in the ground?
(a) He immediately tells Hans Olsa about them.
(b) He leaves them where he finds them.
(c) He removes them and hides them.
(d) He goes to inquire about them in town.

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

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

14. 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) Her own shoe.
(c) A plow.
(d) The cow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of injury does the sick Indian have?

2. Where does Per Hansa plan on getting wood for the roof of his house?

3. By what means is the Hansa family traveling?

4. Of what nationality is the large caravan that was the second to arrive at Spring Creek?

5. Who is the interpreter in the conversation between the men of the large caravan and the settlers of Spring Creek?

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