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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beret prepare for her husband before he sets off on his journey?
(a) Stew.
(b) Hot coffee.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Beef jerky.

2. What type of meat do the Hansas share with their neighbors?
(a) Duck.
(b) Deer.
(c) Bear.
(d) Moose.

3. Where do they find Store-Hans after the minister's first service?
(a) Inside the barn.
(b) At Hans Olsa's.
(c) The Indian grave mound.
(d) At the swamp where the ducks live.

4. Who is Torkel Tallaksen?
(a) A Swedish man selling seed.
(b) A cousin of Tonseten's.
(c) A Norwegian newcomer with money.
(d) An Irish farmer with a large family.

5. Who comes to compliment Per Hansa on his wise decision to plant early?
(a) Tonseten.
(b) Torkel Tallaksen.
(c) Hans Olsa.
(d) Henry Solum.

6. What rains down from the strange storm clouds as the men harvest the wheat in Book 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Hail.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Flies.
(d) Snow.

7. What does Per Hansa's newborn baby's middle name mean?
(a) Frail.
(b) Victorious.
(c) Lively.
(d) Strong.

8. Who becomes frustrated at Per Hansa's refusal to harvest the wheat when others tell him it is time?
(a) Hans Olsa.
(b) Torkel Tallaksen.
(c) Henry Solum.
(d) Tonseten.

9. Whose house does the minister arrive at first?
(a) Hans Olsa's.
(b) Torkel Tallaksen's.
(c) Tonseten's.
(d) Per Hansa's.

10. What does Per Hansa consider doing while Beret is in labor?
(a) Hanging himself.
(b) Plowing the fields.
(c) Feeding the cows.
(d) Helping with the birth.

11. When does the snow first fall on the settlement at Spring Creek?
(a) Early January.
(b) Late November.
(c) Early October.
(d) Late October.

12. What is the name of the Irishwoman that Per Hansa fetches to help Hans Olsa?
(a) Crazy Bridget.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Crazy Katie.
(d) Silly Sue.

13. What are the clouds becoming to Beret as she stares into them?
(a) A scene of her homeland.
(b) The face of a monster.
(c) A pony.
(d) Cotton balls.

14. Why do the men think the Solum boys should teach school?
(a) Because they have the best house.
(b) Because they can speak English.
(c) Because they can't farm.
(d) Because they are good at math.

15. Which of the following is NOT something that Per Hansa tells Torkel Tallaksen to invest his money in?
(a) Horses.
(b) Fish nets.
(c) Machinery.
(d) Cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is the minister's communion Sunday service sermon about?

2. What activity do Per Hansa and his boys engage in for three days to prepare for winter?

3. Who does the minister want to baptize?

4. What is Per Hansa clutching in his hands when they find his body?

5. What does Torkel Tallaksen want to build?

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