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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the first place winner for the contest Katrin entered receive as the prize?
(a) $50.00.
(b) $25.00.
(c) $10.00.
(d) $100.00.

2. Why does Mama clear out the front room?
(a) To redecorate the room.
(b) To make room for a renter.
(c) To make room since the aunts visit.
(d) To give Nels his own room.

3. What does Mama tell Hester, Mary, and the rest of the girls to entice them to come to Katrin's house?
(a) The girls can read magazines.
(b) They can see a baby.
(c) They can play with makeup.
(d) She always has fresh cake to eat.

4. Why does Papa call Uncle Chris the "black Norwegian"?
(a) He has a black mustache.
(b) He is African American.
(c) He smokes black tobacco.
(d) He wears all black.

5. How is Katrin going to keep the food hot for the reception?
(a) A candle.
(b) A warming dish.
(c) A crockpot.
(d) A chafing dish.

6. What is Katrin's punishment for her F?
(a) She has to copy the lessons in the writing brochures.
(b) She has to retake the class over the summer.
(c) She has to give up her dream of becoming a writer.
(d) She has to give away the writing brochures.

7. Why is Katrin jealous of Christine while she waits at the reception?
(a) Christine is smart.
(b) Christine is pretty.
(c) Christine knows what is proper.
(d) Chrsitine does not care what the other girls think of her.

8. What does Mama decide to make for Katrin's school reception?
(a) Meat balls.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Soup.
(d) Fish stew.

9. What does Mama really do with the check?
(a) Returns it to the person who gave it to her.
(b) Takes it to the bank.
(c) Tears it up.
(d) Burns it.

10. How many rooms does the Steiner Street house have?
(a) 12 rooms.
(b) 11 rooms.
(c) 6 rooms.
(d) 4 rooms.

11. What item acts as a sense of security for the children?
(a) Nels' story telling.
(b) Aunt Sigrid's extra money.
(c) Papa's wages.
(d) Mama's bank account.

12. What happens the same day the family moves to the Steiner Street house?
(a) Papa leaves the family.
(b) The girls start at a new school.
(c) Uncle Chris dies.
(d) Mama gives birth to a new baby.

13. Which items hang proudly on the wall in Mama and Papa's bedroom?
(a) The children's birth certificates.
(b) The family portraits.
(c) A Norwegian flag.
(d) A map of San Francisco.

14. Who is the special guest Winford was expecting?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Miss Grimes.
(c) Mrs. Winford.
(d) Mr. Winford.

15. What is the name of Katrin's only classmate who is nice to her?
(a) Carmelita.
(b) Madeline.
(c) Kaaren.
(d) Hester.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katrin mean when she says, "It is something within me, Mama. Right here!"?

2. What does Carmelita say to defend the item she brought to the reception?

3. How is Arne related to the narrator?

4. Where does Mama get the money to pay for the operation?

5. What is the shared name of all three of Carmelita's brothers?

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