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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 do the boys tell Per Hansa that the red welts on their bodies came from?
(a) They were fighting.
(b) They fell off the roof.
(c) Beret struck them.
(d) They got into poison ivy.

2. Where does the journey of the Hansa family begin?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Indiana.

3. What is the name on the stake that Per Hansa finds in the ground at Tonseten's southwest corner?
(a) O'Malley.
(b) Tonseten.
(c) O'Hara.
(d) Harden.

4. Where does Per Hansa plan on getting wood for the roof of his house?
(a) The Sioux River.
(b) Wal-mart.
(c) The Black Hills Forest.
(d) Spring Creek.

5. Who, in Book 1, Chapter 4, says, "We need a preacher, I hear...Well, now we've got one!"?
(a) Per Hansa.
(b) Tonseten.
(c) Henry Solum.
(d) Beret.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name on the stake that Per Hansa finds in the ground at Hans Olsa's southwest corner?

2. What is Tonseten's first name?

3. Who is the first to notice that the cows have gone missing after the men arrive home from town?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe the physical appearance of Per Hansa?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book 1, Chapter 5, a group of settlers comes upon the Spring Creek settlement and, as Per Hansa and the other men are gone, it is left to Tonseten to greet them. What is their nationality? What is Tonseten's reaction to them and why?

2. What happens to the rest of the party that the Hansa family was traveling with?

3. Describe what happens to Per Hansa when he decides to go on a trip with the men using his oxen and gets lost in a blizzard.

4. What happens to the Irish frontiersmen after their fight with the settlers of Spring Creek over the land?

5. Describe the arrival of the minister and his physical appearance.

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

7. How does the first group of visitors, strangers passing through on their way to settle further west, to the Spring Creek Settlement affect the settlers of Spring Creek?

8. What is the minister's response to Per after he tells the minister his concerns about Beret?

9. What does Per Hansa do with the wooden stakes that he discovers? Why? What accounts for the change in Per's demeanor during this time?

10. What does Per Hansa notice about his wife in Book 1, Chapter 6? What does he think causes it and what does he try to do about it?

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