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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beret call the blizzards?
(a) Monster.
(b) Nightmares.
(c) Blinding.
(d) Coldness.

2. How much money does Per make buying and selling furs the first year?
(a) 50 dollars.
(b) 210 dollars.
(c) 140 dollars.
(d) 85 dollars.

3. A couple arrives at Spring Creek and the woman is tied up in the wagon. What has happened to them?
(a) Their youngest child has died.
(b) The woman is a thief being transported to jail.
(c) The woman has tried to kill the man.
(d) The man has kidnapped the woman.

4. Whom is the minister's communion Sunday service sermon about?
(a) Tonseten.
(b) A Scottish farmer.
(c) A Norwegian widow.
(d) Beret Hansa.

5. What do the neighbors liken the whitewashed walls of his house to?
(a) Snow.
(b) Egg shells.
(c) Ice.
(d) Bird droppings.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their trip to gather more wood, what do the men do to avoid losing each other in the storm?

2. What is another name for Peder Seier?

3. Who becomes frustrated at Per Hansa's refusal to harvest the wheat when others tell him it is time?

4. Who is Torkel Tallaksen?

5. Why does Per Hansa check the ground before he plants?

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