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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which direction is Per looking when he dies?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) West.

2. What does Per Hansa buy with money from buying and selling furs?
(a) A plow.
(b) A new suit.
(c) A heifer.
(d) An oak tree.

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

4. Who comes to ask Per Hansa if he will make the trip to find the minister?
(a) Ola.
(b) Tonseten.
(c) Kjersti.
(d) Sorine.

5. Who worries about the strain of divine services on Beret?
(a) Tonseten.
(b) Sorine.
(c) Kjersti.
(d) Store-Hans.

6. Why does Beret tell Per Hansa that it does no good to cry?
(a) There is no one in the place to hear him.
(b) It will set a bad example for the children.
(c) It will make everyone else upset too.
(d) Crying doesn't accomplish anything.

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

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

9. How does Per Hansa react to Beret's preaching?
(a) He yells at her.
(b) He does not take it seriously.
(c) He hangs on her every word.
(d) He is very proud of her.

10. What is the name of the Indian settlement where Per Hansa travels to buy furs?
(a) Gustaveau.
(b) Flandreau.
(c) Orleans.
(d) Strasbourg.

11. How does the minister react when Tonseten tells him about his transgression?
(a) He gives him penance to perform.
(b) He lashes him.
(c) He scolds him.
(d) He laughs.

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

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

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

15. How much can Per Hansa buy furs for at the Indian settlement that sells them?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Five cents.
(c) Ten cents.
(d) Twenty cents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the men think the Solum boys should teach school?

3. Who does the minister want to baptize?

4. What does Beret insist that Hans Olsa do before he dies?

5. What does Store-Hans ask Per after the minister's first service?

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