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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This event causes finances to be low at the beginning of Chapter 2.
(a) Nels is arrested.
(b) The strike.
(c) Christine becomes ill.
(d) Papa leaves the family.

2. Where does Mama count the family's money every week?
(a) Living room couch.
(b) Desk.
(c) Back porch.
(d) Kitchen table.

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

4. What does the family plan to do with the Steiner Street home?
(a) Make it a boarding house.
(b) Let all the aunts move in.
(c) Remodel it and sell it for a profit.
(d) Sell eggs and milk out of the basement.

5. Which heirlooms does Uncle Chris sell without telling anyone?
(a) The silver broach and coin collection.
(b) The bridal chest and drinking horn.
(c) The drinking horn and coin collection.
(d) The silver broach and bridal chest.

6. What does Katrin do to try to get the money she needs to pay for the writing brochures?
(a) Write an essay.
(b) Sell her rollerskates.
(c) Finish Christine's homework.
(d) Babysit her neighbors.

7. Why does this child need to have an operation?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) An ear infection.
(c) A gunshot wound.
(d) A broken arm.

8. Where does Katrin see the janitress?
(a) The furnace room.
(b) The school office.
(c) The auditorium.
(d) The science classroom.

9. What major city does the family live in?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Miami.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York.

10. What is the name of Katrin's teacher?
(a) Miss Scanlon.
(b) Miss Grimes.
(c) Miss Karboe.
(d) Miss Lyons.

11. Which character does Uncle Chris sing to?
(a) Arne.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Dagmar.
(d) Christine.

12. What does Mama want to buy with the money from the check?
(a) Food.
(b) A new house.
(c) Books for the children.
(d) A new coat.

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

14. In Chapter 1, the family needs extra money to pay for which of the following?
(a) The narrator's writing materials.
(b) Nels' high school.
(c) Christine's broken arm.
(d) Groceries for the aunts.

15. What does Carmelita say to defend the item she brought to the reception?
(a) It adds years to one's life.
(b) It keeps one warm.
(c) It is for good health.
(d) It is good for the stomach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character demands her dowry money back from Uncle Chris' estate?

2. How does Uncle Chris spend his money?

3. Who prays every morning so Katrin will hopefully get the money she needs?

4. What is the phrase that Mama uses to let everyone know everything is going fine?

5. What does Mama bring to school in the end of Chapter 8?

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