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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How is Mama able to come up with money to pay for the surgery?
(a) Nels takes on a second job.
(b) Katrin's school friends give the family money.
(c) Aunts and uncles give her money.
(d) She takes money out of her downtown bank account.

4. What does Peder return with after one week in Oslo?
(a) A stallion.
(b) A child.
(c) A house.
(d) A wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person is not a boarder at the Steiner Street house?

2. Which child wants to become a nurse?

3. What sense is Aunt Elna missing?

4. Which family member has never been admitted into a hospital?

5. Who drops out of school to work at a five-and-dime?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nels break up with Cora?

2. How is the Martin family different from Mama's family?

3. How does Mama barter with Mrs. Beauchamp to pay for the surgery?

4. What is Aunt Elna's favorite thing to do?

5. What does Mama buy with her coat money?

6. Why does Mama try to kill Uncle Elizabeth?

7. Why does Christine want to work instead of continuing her education?

8. Why is Katrin upset when she learns how Mama has paid for her graduation present?

9. How is Mama able to afford Katrin's graduation present?

10. Why do the aunts and uncles come over when Papa goes to the hospital?

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