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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Mama happy at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Nels and Cora are engaged.
(b) Cora is pregnant.
(c) Nels decides to work for Mr. Martin.
(d) Nels is not going to date Cora any longer.

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

4. How long does Katrin have to work before getting a salary?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

5. Which child wants to become a nurse?
(a) Christine.
(b) Dagmar.
(c) Katrin.
(d) Nels.

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

7. 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 trading an heirloom.
(d) By stealing it.

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

9. What is Katrin's favorite candy?
(a) Hoeffler's centennials.
(b) Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
(c) Hershey's bars.
(d) Tootsie Rolls.

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

11. What area of study does Nels focus on?
(a) Teaching School.
(b) Technical school.
(c) Law School.
(d) Medical School.

12. Who asks, "Now truly, indeed, do you have Peder?"
(a) Papa.
(b) Mama.
(c) Aunt Elna.
(d) Aunt Marta.

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

14. What happens to Papa in the kitchen before Dr. Johnson comes over?
(a) He burns his arm.
(b) He falls out of the chair.
(c) His head starts to bleed.
(d) He slouches over.

15. Which person is not a boarder at the Steiner Street house?
(a) Mr. Clark.
(b) Mrs. Karboe.
(c) Mr. Lewis.
(d) Mr. Stanton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Marta and Uncle Ole bring the children while Papa is at the hospital?

2. What school club does Christine lead?

3. Who does Elizabeth belong too?

4. What game is Mrs. Martin planning to play?

5. What does the person Mama goes to see about the surgery keep complaining about while Mama is with her?

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