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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. Which of the following is NOT one of the men who will travel to town in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Sam Solum.
(b) Syvert Tonseten.
(c) Hans Olsa.
(d) Harry Solum.

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

3. What does Hans Olsa tell Per Hansa he has lost on his journey to their new home?
(a) A horse.
(b) Cooking supplies.
(c) A mutton leg.
(d) A pair of pants.

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

5. What does Beret attack her boys with?
(a) A spoon.
(b) A belt.
(c) Her hand.
(d) A switch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town does Per Hansa travel to in Book 1, Chapter 5 to get supplies?

2. What does Beret make for breakfast using the flour before Per goes to see the Hallings?

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

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

5. What does the injured Indian give Per Hansa in exchange for helping him?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Describe the Hansa family's caravan.

4. How does Beret find out about the name stakes that Per Hansa removes? What is her opinion of the event?

5. In the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2, we see Hans Olsa at work. What is he busy doing and why does he keep getting distracted?

6. What is Beret Hansa's emotional/mental state in Book 1, Chapter 1 of the novel? Why?

7. Why does Beret begin packing up the family's possessions in a trunk while Per Hansa is away at town in Book 1, Chapter 5?

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

9. After the locusts first come and the men finish plowing the fields, Per goes to check on Beret to see how she has fared during the attack. What does he find when he returns home and how does he react?

10. 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?

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