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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. Who gets into a physical fight with one of the men from the large caravan?
(a) Hans Olsa.
(b) Sam Solum.
(c) Per Hansa.
(d) Henry Solum.

2. Where does Tonseten tell the new Norwegian settlers that they can find wood?
(a) Sioux Falls.
(b) The Sioux River.
(c) Filmore County.
(d) Spring Creek.

3. What is the date on which Per Hansa receives a deed to the property he has claimed?
(a) July 4, 1776.
(b) June 21, 1892.
(c) January 26, 1903.
(d) June 6, 1873.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the boys tell Per Hansa that the red welts on their bodies came from?

2. What does Beret trip over as she leaves the house after a fight with Per Hansa, at the end of Book 1, Chapter 4?

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

4. Who in Per Hansa's family believes the family should travel back east for the winter?

5. How old is Hans Olsa's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Beret's reaction when the minister tries to baptize Peder Seier? Explain her reaction.

2. In Book 1, Chapter 5, what does Per Hansa discover in Worthington that so delights him? How does he come upon it and what does he decide to do?

3. How does Beret come to attack her boys with a switch in Book 1, Chapter 5? How do they react and what do they tell their father about the source of the red welts left by the switch?

4. Describe what is happening when the locusts come to the settlement. What is the reaction of the settlers?

5. 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?

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

7. How does Per Hansa die? In what position is he found?

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

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

10. Describe the Hansa family's caravan.

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