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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the four men, the first small caravan to visit the settlement, from?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Indiana.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Michigan.

2. What is the name of the Hansa's cow?
(a) Anna.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Helga.
(d) Daisy.

3. By what means is the Hansa family traveling?
(a) Covered wagon.
(b) Horseback.
(c) Car.
(d) Train.

4. What does Per Hansa name the pony that is given to him by the Indian chief?
(a) Brindlesides.
(b) Injun.
(c) Rosie.
(d) Patches.

5. Who says, "The guilty will receive their punishment in the end"?
(a) Per Hansa.
(b) Beret.
(c) Kjersti.
(d) Sam Solum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Tonseten's wife?

2. Who helps Per Hansa clean the sick Indian's injury?

3. What type of injury does the sick Indian have?

4. What is the date on which Per Hansa receives a deed to the property he has claimed?

5. What place does Per Hansa hope to find when he leaves the camp in the middle of the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Beret so afraid when Per Hansa leaves the settlement to go on trips?

2. What do Hans Olsa, Tonseten and Harry Solum bring back from their trip to town? What is the atmosphere of the settlement when the men return?

3. Why does Per Hansa go to the Indian camp in Book 1, Chapter 3? What does he discover once he gets there?

4. In Book 1, Chapter 6, we get a glimpse into the mind of Beret Hansa. Why does Beret consider her life at the settlement as a punishment from God?

5. How do the men convince the Solum boys to stay in Spring Creek for the winter?

6. Describe the Hansa family.

7. Why does Per Hansa take a trip to the Sioux River? What does he bring back with him?

8. Why is Per Hansa left behind when the other men travel to town? How does he react to this?

9. What do the settlers do to try to help Hans Olsa when he is on his death bed?

10. What is Beret's attitude towards Per Hansa's success as a businessman? How does he feel about her attitude?

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