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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of the Martins' sons?
(a) Rupert and Edward.
(b) John and Edward.
(c) Rupert and John.
(d) Martin and Edward.

2. Why does Mr. Schiller leave the store for one hour every day?
(a) To buy supplies for the store.
(b) To take a walk.
(c) To go home for lunch.
(d) To take a nap.

3. What does Papa joke about when he returns home from the hospital?
(a) His shaved head.
(b) His bartering wife.
(c) His pounding head.
(d) His thin body.

4. How is Mama able to afford the graduation gift?
(a) By using money from the bank account.
(b) By making one of her own.
(c) By stealing it.
(d) By trading an heirloom.

5. Where does Christine leave her weekly wages?
(a) In her purse.
(b) In Mama's bank account.
(c) On the kitchen table.
(d) On the fireplace mantle.

6. Why does Cora say her and Nels can not join the family for dinner?
(a) They are seeing a ballet.
(b) She is not hungry.
(c) They have dinner plans.
(d) They are playing tennis.

7. How much does the person Mama goes to see want to charge for the surgery?
(a) $500.
(b) $200.
(c) $350.
(d) $55.

8. What item does Cora Martin own that surprised Dagmar?
(a) A horse.
(b) High heels.
(c) Automobile.
(d) Diamond earrings.

9. What does Mama try to do to the cat?
(a) Lose it.
(b) Kill it.
(c) Give it away.
(d) Fix it.

10. What did Mama ask the other children after Dagmar went to bed?
(a) How to bury a cat.
(b) Where to buy a new cat.
(c) How to kill a cat.
(d) Where to take the cat before Dagmar woke up.

11. Which of these was not something the cat is suffering from?
(a) A partially missing tail.
(b) Swollen eyes.
(c) Missing teeth.
(d) A chewed up paw.

12. Why does Cora not want Nels to become a doctor?
(a) She wants him to raise their children.
(b) She wants him to work in her family's business.
(c) She wants him to join the army.
(d) She wants him to be a pilot.

13. Who is the first child to get married?
(a) Dagmar.
(b) Katrin.
(c) Christine.
(d) Nels.

14. Who does Elizabeth belong too?
(a) Mama.
(b) Katrin.
(c) Dagmar.
(d) Kaaren.

15. What activity does Papa dream of doing?
(a) Sailing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Golfing.
(d) Flying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Katrin fired from her job?

2. Where does the family celebrate a wedding?

3. How long does Katrin have to work before getting a salary?

4. Who was Aunt Elna betrothed to?

5. What kind of animal is Thor?

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