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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the family take money from to pay for emergencies?
(a) The Little Bank.
(b) Nels' wages.
(c) Mama's Bank Account.
(d) Aunt Sigrid's extra money.

3. What is the name of the first boarder the family had at the Steiner Street house?
(a) Miss Grimes.
(b) Miss Durant.
(c) Mister Ann.
(d) Miss Karboe.

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

5. What is the phrase that Mama uses to let everyone know everything is going fine?
(a) Is good.
(b) Praise the Lord.
(c) God bless us.
(d) Everything is fine.

6. What does Mama have for lunch in Chapter 3?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Two cups of coffee.
(c) A turkey sandwich.
(d) Bread and water.

7. What does the narrator try to give Mama at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Cash.
(b) A check.
(c) Her novel.
(d) A necklace.

8. What does Mama bring to school in the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Tea.
(b) Water and cookies.
(c) Wine and soda.
(d) Coffee and hot chocolate.

9. Where does Mama get the money to pay for the operation?
(a) Papa's wages.
(b) Mama's Bank Account.
(c) Uncle Chris lets her borrow money.
(d) The Little Bank.

10. 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 away the writing brochures.
(d) She has to give up her dream of becoming a writer.

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

12. What is the shared name of all three of Carmelita's brothers?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Jacob.
(d) James.

13. What item does Katrin take from the boarder?
(a) A stack of magazines.
(b) A sweater.
(c) Rent money.
(d) A silver necklace.

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

15. Who forgets to turn on the heat in the school building during the reception?
(a) Carmelita.
(b) Katrin.
(c) Miss Grimes.
(d) The janitress.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helps Nels with homework?

3. How does Uncle Chris make his money?

4. Who is the special guest Winford was expecting?

5. Why does this child need to have an operation?

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