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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Per Hansa?
2. In Book 1, Chapter 1, what is the family doing?
3. What does Hans Olsa tell Per Hansa he has lost on his journey to their new home?
4. What does the injured Indian give Per Hansa in exchange for helping him?
5. What town does Per Hansa travel to in Book 1, Chapter 5 to get supplies?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the Hansa family.
2. Why does Per Hansa take a trip to the Sioux River? What does he bring back with him?
3. Describe what happens to Per Hansa when he decides to go on a trip with the men using his oxen and gets lost in a blizzard.
4. Why does Per Hansa go to the Indian camp in Book 1, Chapter 3? What does he discover once he gets there?
5. What is the Hansa family doing as the novel opens? Why?
6. 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?
7. What happens to the cows of the settlement toward the end of Book 1, Chapter 3? What is the reaction of the settlers?
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 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The theme or struggle of man versus nature is present in the novel in many ways. Discuss the struggle within the novel. How does nature dictate the success of the men? How does it dictate their daily lives? How are the men successful despite the forces of nature? Explain using examples.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how the community of Spring Creek grows over time. Do you think that this is typical of pioneer communities of the time? How were the settlers of Spring Creek so successful when other men and women of the pioneer were not? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
The novel includes many religious and Biblical aspects whether they were subtle allusions to the Bible or religious sayings or outright preaching and ministry. Discuss the religious aspects of the novel. Which character or characters are most involved in the religious aspects? How is religion or Biblical allusion part of the daily life of the settlers? What part does religion play in their lives? Provide examples from the book.
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