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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beret believe will become of herself and her baby?
(a) They will die in labor.
(b) Per Hansa will abandon them.
(c) They will become very close.
(d) They will be sent back East.

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

3. What are the names of the couple that Tonseten married?
(a) Johannes Mostad and Josie.
(b) Mort Hanson and Julie.
(c) Kristian Peterson and Jonie.
(d) Hans Johan and Jennie.

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

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

6. Who does Hans Olsa ask Per Hansa to bring to him before he dies?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Sofie.
(c) Tonseten.
(d) The minister.

7. What is another name for Peder Seier?
(a) Permand.
(b) Store-Per.
(c) Seiersa.
(d) Hans Per.

8. What does Per Hansa do after he returns home from the Hallings?
(a) Plants potatoes.
(b) Feeds the cows.
(c) Whitewashes the walls.
(d) Gets sick.

9. What does the minister say his communion Sunday sermon teaches?
(a) The evil of pride.
(b) The love of a mother.
(c) The blessings of hard work.
(d) The strength of marriage.

10. Where do the men go to get more wood in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Worthington.
(b) Sioux River.
(c) Sioux Falls.
(d) Filmore County.

11. Who calls Per Hansa a fool for planting too early?
(a) Beret.
(b) Hans Olsa.
(c) Ola.
(d) Tonseten.

12. Who protests Peder Seier being baptized by the minister?
(a) Hans Olsa.
(b) Kjersti.
(c) Beret.
(d) Per Hansa.

13. What activity do Per Hansa and his boys engage in for three days to prepare for winter?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Bear hunting.
(c) Duck hunting.
(d) Wood cutting.

14. Why does Per Hansa check the ground before he plants?
(a) To see how dry the soil is.
(b) To see if he has already planted seeds there.
(c) To see if there are any rocks or stones in the ground.
(d) To see how many worms are in the soil.

15. How long do the locusts plague the settlers?
(a) One year.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Seventeen years.
(d) Six years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sorine do when Hans Olsa returns home during the snowstorm?

2. Tonseten says that the settlers should take names that reflect what?

3. What type of meat do the Hansas share with their neighbors?

4. What happens two days after Per Hansa plants his wheat crop?

5. What day does Beret go into labor?

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