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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Per Hansa thinks that his wife is too _______ for a pregnant woman.
(a) Fat.
(b) Thin.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Old.

4. Where does Per Hansa go to sell the furs that he buys at the Indian settlement?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) Minnesota.

5. 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.

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

7. What do the Solum boys build to help them return East?
(a) A sleigh.
(b) A boat.
(c) A car.
(d) A wagon.

8. During their trip to gather more wood, what do the men do to avoid losing each other in the storm?
(a) Shout out to each other to stay close.
(b) All get into one wagon.
(c) Try to tie themselves together.
(d) Hunker down and camp for the night.

9. What does Store-Hans ask Per after the minister's first service?
(a) If the minister is real.
(b) If he can be baptized.
(c) If Beret has killed Permand.
(d) If he can go shoot some ducks.

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

11. 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.

12. What does Sorine do when Hans Olsa returns home during the snowstorm?
(a) Gets him some soup.
(b) Scolds him for staying out late.
(c) Puts him in the bathtub.
(d) Bundles him off to bed.

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

14. What sermon does the minister preach during his first service in the settlement?
(a) The last supper.
(b) The Israelites and the land of Canaan.
(c) Jesus turning the water into wine.
(d) The ascension.

15. What day does Beret go into labor?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) New Year's.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Per Hansa had to do because of the growth of his farm?

2. In what years does the winter snow fall from mid-October to mid-April?

3. What does Hans Olsa offer to Per Hansa after the minister leaves?

4. Who does the minister want to baptize?

5. What strange dream does Beret have before it actually happens?

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