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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is another name for Peder Seier?
2. When does the snow first fall on the settlement at Spring Creek?
3. What does the final chapter of the book open with?
4. Where is Per Hansa headed to look for the minister?
5. Whose house does Per Hansa come upon after he is lost in the blizzard with his oxen?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Isolation and loneliness are important parts of the novel especially in the beginning when the settlers first come to the place where they will live. Discuss the themes of isolation and loneliness in the novel. How are they exhibited in the novel? Are they experienced by any specific characters or are they a universal feeling? How would these themes affect a pioneer family? 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
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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