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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. Of what nationality is the large caravan that was the second to arrive at Spring Creek?
(a) Irish.
(b) Dutch.
(c) English.
(d) Scandinavian.

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

3. Where does Per Hansa tell Hans Olsa he will go to look for the cows?
(a) To the creek.
(b) To Sioux Falls.
(c) To the Sioux River.
(d) To the Indian settlement.

4. What is the name of Hans Olsa's daughter?
(a) Anna.
(b) Sofie.
(c) Helga.
(d) Stephanie.

5. How much does the Tronder woman charge Per Hansa for borrowing her bull for a year?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the settlers celebrate the safe return of the men from town?

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Tonseten?

4. What is the name of Hans Olsa's wife?

5. How many wagons are in the first group of Norwegian settlers that come to Spring Creek?

Short Essay Questions

1. The second group of visitors to arrive on Spring Creek is a large caravan of Irish frontiersmen and women. What is the controversy between the group of Irish folks and the settlers of Spring Creek? How is it resolved?

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. Why do the Solum boys want to travel back East for the winter? What do they ask of Per Hansa and what is his reaction?

8. What type of business does Per Hansa conduct regarding the furs from the Indians?

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

10. What is the story of the man and woman who come to Spring Creek with the woman tied up in the wagon?

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