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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Aunt Elna betrothed to?
(a) John.
(b) James.
(c) Peder.
(d) Paul.

2. What does Mama do with Christine's hospital food?
(a) Eats it.
(b) Gives it to a nurse.
(c) Feeds it to Christine.
(d) Throws it out.

3. What school is Katrin going to for her "High" education?
(a) Winford.
(b) Lowell.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

4. Why is Christine in the hospital?
(a) She is having a baby.
(b) She hurt her arm.
(c) She is having brain surgery.
(d) She is dying.

5. Why does the family not serve food to the boarders on Sundays?
(a) The boarders fasted on Sundays.
(b) It is a family day.
(c) The family runs out of food every Sunday.
(d) The family wants to save money.

6. Why do the children give Dagmar fifty cents?
(a) To buy candy.
(b) To make her feel better since her cat was sick.
(c) To take the cat to the veterinarian.
(d) To buy cat food.

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

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

9. What is the name of the hospital Papa is at?
(a) Catholic General.
(b) San Francisco County.
(c) St. Francis.
(d) St. Joseph.

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

11. Who disapproves of Katrin working at her new place of employment?
(a) Papa.
(b) Mama.
(c) Christine.
(d) Mrs. Schiller.

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

13. What kind of candy does Mr. Grady bring the women every week?
(a) Caramel.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Peppermint.
(d) Chocolate.

14. Which two men are doctors?
(a) Nels and Peder.
(b) Peder and John.
(c) Frank and Nels.
(d) James and Lewis.

15. Where does Katrin put the empty boxes?
(a) She hides them under the shelves.
(b) She shreds them.
(c) She throws them into an abandoned area.
(d) She takes them home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which aunt has gossip about their old Aunt Elna?

2. Who does Mama have see to pay for the surgery?

3. What does Sam call the food that Miss Durant eats?

4. Who is the first child to get married?

5. Which child wants to become a nurse?

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