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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Tonseten?
(a) Stout.
(b) Red beard.
(c) Tall.
(d) Rosy cheeks.

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

6. What animal does Tonseten say he manages to hunt and kill using his crowbar?
(a) A deer.
(b) A bear.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A duck.

7. Who are the spokesmen between the men of the large caravan and the settlers of Spring Creek?
(a) Hans Olsa and Harry Solum.
(b) Hans Olsa and Tonseten.
(c) Tonseten and Harry Solum.
(d) Sam Solum and Per Hansa.

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

9. Who helps Per Hansa clean the sick Indian's injury?
(a) Kjersti.
(b) Ole.
(c) Beret.
(d) Store-Hans.

10. Who, in Book 1, Chapter 4, says, "We need a preacher, I hear...Well, now we've got one!"?
(a) Per Hansa.
(b) Beret.
(c) Tonseten.
(d) Henry Solum.

11. Why does Per Hans walk so far ahead of the caravan?
(a) He has a lot of energy to burn off.
(b) He is lost and doesn't want to tell his wife.
(c) He doesn't like his family.
(d) He has to flatten the grass so the caravan can pass.

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

13. How many wagons does the large caravan that was the second to arrive at Spring Creek consist of?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

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

15. ***Which of the following is NOT one of the items that Per Hansa barters for on his visit to town in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) A cow.
(b) Lime.
(c) Twine.
(d) Chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is most upset that Rosie is missing?

2. Who says, "The guilty will receive their punishment in the end"?

3. Who gets into a physical fight with one of the men from the large caravan?

4. What does Beret trip over as she leaves the house after a fight with Per Hansa, at the end of Book 1, Chapter 4?

5. What does Per Hansa find on his plot of land when he first goes to inspect it?

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