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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Henry Solum offer to Per Hansa for the winter?
(a) His wagon.
(b) His cow.
(c) His books.
(d) His labor.

5. Why do the women suggest that Per Hansa quickly christen his new child after birth?
(a) The baby is not breathing.
(b) The baby is so frail he might not survive.
(c) They need to make a birth certificate.
(d) They need to tell Beret his name.

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

7. Tonseten says that the settlers should take names that reflect what?
(a) Their personalities.
(b) Their Norwegian heritage.
(c) Their new settlement.
(d) Their occupations.

8. What do the neighbors liken the whitewashed walls of his house to?
(a) Ice.
(b) Bird droppings.
(c) Snow.
(d) Egg shells.

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

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

11. Why does Per Hansa check the ground before he plants?
(a) To see how many worms are in the soil.
(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 dry the soil is.

12. What does Beret persuade Per Hansa to build?
(a) A chest.
(b) A bed.
(c) A cupboard.
(d) A wagon.

13. Why does Hans Olsa ultimately decide to return home during the night in the snowstorm in Book 2, Chapter 4?
(a) He'd rather lose his life outside than with his cattle.
(b) Sorine is making a special meal.
(c) His bed is more comfortable than the hay.
(d) Sorine will worry if he doesn't return home.

14. Who teaches Per Hansa how to fish?
(a) Tonseten.
(b) The Hallings.
(c) The Tronders.
(d) Hans Olsa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hans Olsa ask Per Hansa to bring to him before he dies?

2. What does the woman who was tied up when she came to Spring Creek try to do in the middle of the night?

3. What does the minister think about Peder Seier's name?

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

5. What is the name of the Indian settlement where Per Hansa travels to buy furs?

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