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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 is Per Hansa's purpose for buying the twine and knitting a net?
(a) To catch rainwater.
(b) To keep the mosquitoes out.
(c) To catch ducks.
(d) To hold their clothing.

2. Who says, "The guilty will receive their punishment in the end"?
(a) Beret.
(b) Sam Solum.
(c) Per Hansa.
(d) Kjersti.

3. What type of injury does the sick Indian have?
(a) A hand wound.
(b) A head wound.
(c) A torn muscle.
(d) A broken leg.

4. What does the name And-Ongen mean?
(a) The ugly one.
(b) The duckling.
(c) The mother.
(d) The kitten.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. ***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?

3. Where does Per Hansa tell Hans Olsa he will go to look for the cows?

4. Which of the following do the men bring back from their trip to town for Per Hansa?

5. Of what nationality is the large caravan that was the second to arrive at 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. In Book 1, Chapter 4, Per Hansa is surveying his property and finds wooden stakes in the ground. Where does Per find the stakes, what do they mean, and how does he react to this discovery?

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

4. 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?

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 does Per Hansa find towards the end of Book 1, Chapter 1? Why is it important and what does it mean for the family?

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

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

9. How does Beret change in the last chapter of the book?

10. Why don't the neighbors want to visit the Hansa house?

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