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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Per Hansa refuse to let Beret be known by?
(a) Harstad.
(b) Hedmark.
(c) Skarvholmen.
(d) Stavanger.

2. What strange dream does Beret have before it actually happens?
(a) Her mother's death.
(b) Per Hansa's injury.
(c) The arrival of the locusts.
(d) Her own death.

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

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

5. What does Beret insist that Hans Olsa do before he dies?
(a) Seek forgiveness for his sins.
(b) Kiss his wife.
(c) See the flowers of Spring.
(d) Tell them his last wishes.

6. Whom is the minister's communion Sunday service sermon about?
(a) Beret Hansa.
(b) A Scottish farmer.
(c) A Norwegian widow.
(d) Tonseten.

7. Where does Henry Solum conduct his school?
(a) From his brother Sam's house.
(b) From Per Hansa's house always.
(c) The location rotates among the houses.
(d) Henry Solum does not teach school.

8. What does Torkel Tallaksen want to build?
(a) A wooden house.
(b) A church.
(c) A large barn.
(d) Spring Creek's first store.

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

10. What is Per Hansa clutching in his hands when they find his body?
(a) Pictures of his kids.
(b) Beef jerky.
(c) Staffs.
(d) Blankets.

11. What does Beret say living in a sod house does?
(a) Helps save money for the future.
(b) Ruins the family's clothing.
(c) Keeps the family warm at night.
(d) Turns people into animals.

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

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

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

15. Why does Hans Olsa ride out to his third quarter in the middle of a snowstorm?
(a) To look after his cattle.
(b) To bury his dog.
(c) To get some lumber.
(d) To visit Per Hansa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the minister react when Tonseten tells him about his transgression?

2. What does the final chapter of the book open with?

3. What are the clouds becoming to Beret as she stares into them?

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

5. Where does Per Hansa go to sell the furs that he buys at the Indian settlement?

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