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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. What task does Per Hansa give to Ola when he returns from town in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) To feed the horse.
(b) To chop wood.
(c) To hunt for bears.
(d) To knit the net.

2. What does Beret make for breakfast using the flour before Per goes to see the Hallings?
(a) Bread.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Porridge.

3. What animal does Tonseten actually manage to hunt and kill using his crowbar?
(a) A deer.
(b) A badger.
(c) A bear.
(d) A duck.

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

5. What is Hans Olsa doing at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Plowing his fields.
(b) Building a sod house.
(c) Talking to a friend.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beret attack her boys with?

2. Who is Per Hansa?

3. Who are the spokesmen between the men of the large caravan and the settlers of Spring Creek?

4. Where are the four men, the first small caravan to visit the settlement, from?

5. ***Which of the following is NOT one of the items that Per Hansa barters for on his visit to town in Book 1, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the hardships of pioneer life as described in the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 4?

2. Why does Tonseten need to talk to the minister in private?

3. What happens after Per Hansa plants his seeds in the ground in Book 2, Chapter 2? How does Per react?

4. What happens to Beret after she comes to know the minister and after he leaves?

5. What is some of Beret's strange behavior that Per Hansa shares with the minister?

6. What is Beret's demeanor after she gives birth to Peder Seier?

7. 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?

8. Why are the new people that come upon the Spring Creek settlement in Book 1, Chapter 5 reluctant to stay there? What is Tonseten's response?

9. Describe the weather in Book 1, Chapter 6. How does Beret feel about the whitewashing? What does it have to do with the weather?

10. What do the settlers discuss changing their names to? What name does Per refuse and what name does he decide would be a good name for his family?

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