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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. Where do the boys tell Per Hansa that the red welts on their bodies came from?
2. What does Beret make for breakfast using the flour before Per goes to see the Hallings?
3. Who gets into a physical fight with one of the men from the large caravan?
4. What town does Per Hansa travel to in Book 1, Chapter 5 to get supplies?
5. What is the name of the Hansas' rifle?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the effects of the winter of 1880-1881 on the settlement at Spring Creek?
2. 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?
3. Why does Per Hansa take a trip to the Sioux River? What does he bring back with him?
4. Who goes to look for the cattle? What happens when this character returns?
5. What does Per Hansa do with the wooden stakes that he discovers? Why? What accounts for the change in Per's demeanor during this time?
6. Who has a problem with Per Hansa's house? Why? What does this character do when Per Hansa ignores his advice?
7. What is Beret's demeanor after she gives birth to Peder Seier?
8. Why do the Solum boys want to travel back East for the winter? What do they ask of Per Hansa and what is his reaction?
9. Describe the weather in Book 1, Chapter 6. How does Beret feel about the whitewashing? What does it have to do with the weather?
10. Describe what is happening when the locusts come to the settlement. What is the reaction of the settlers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Per Hansa. Is he a sympathetic character? Why or why not? What are his major downfalls? Where does he succeed? How do the aspects of his character guide his actions in the book and ultimately decide his fate? Provide examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the place of the children in the novel and in pioneer life. We often see in the novel that Per Hansa employs his sons to help promote the family dream. How are the children treated in the novel? How do their characters develop throughout the novel? How would a family with children be more successful as opposed to a family consisting of only a husband and wife? Provide examples.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the hardships of pioneer life. What are the hardships faced by the pioneers in the first year? Do the hardships change in subsequent years? Or does the life get any easier? How do the pioneers note their progression or success in their settlements? Explain using examples from the book.
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