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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Beret attack her boys with?
(a) A switch.
(b) Her hand.
(c) A spoon.
(d) A belt.

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

4. Where does Per Hansa plan on getting wood for the roof of his house?
(a) Wal-mart.
(b) The Black Hills Forest.
(c) Spring Creek.
(d) The Sioux River.

5. Who does Per Hansa send down to the creek to look for the missing cows?
(a) Hans Olsa.
(b) Ola.
(c) Store-Hans.
(d) Beret.

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

7. What is the name of Hans Olsa's daughter?
(a) Sofie.
(b) Anna.
(c) Helga.
(d) Stephanie.

8. Who gives the new Norwegian settlers a tour of Spring Creek?
(a) Kjersti.
(b) Tonseten.
(c) Beret.
(d) Ola.

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

10. What is the name of Tonseten's wife?
(a) Kjersti.
(b) Kirsten.
(c) Freya.
(d) Alana.

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

12. How do the settlers celebrate the safe return of the men from town?
(a) Dance.
(b) Drink liquor.
(c) Exchange gifts.
(d) Have a big dinner.

13. What kind of trees does Per Hansa bring back to plant around the house?
(a) Plum.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Peach.
(d) Fig.

14. How many wagons are in the first group of Norwegian settlers that come to Spring Creek?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

15. How many children are in the Hansa family?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the Tronder woman charge Per Hansa for borrowing her bull for a year?

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

3. What is Tonseten's problem with Per Hansa's house as he is building it?

4. By what means is the Hansa family traveling?

5. Who in Per Hansa's family believes the family should travel back east for the winter?

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