View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What instrument does Professor Jannough play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Piano.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Clarinet.

4. What kind of animal is Thor?
(a) A cat.
(b) A cow.
(c) A stallion.
(d) A bull.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who visits Katrin when Mr. Schiller leaves?

3. Which child wants to become a nurse?

4. Why does Cora not want Nels to become a doctor?

5. Why do the children give Dagmar fifty cents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mama think it is bad for Dagmar to think Mama performed a miracle?

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

3. Why does Katrin get fired from her job?

4. Why do the aunts and uncles give Mama money before she asks them for help?

5. Why does Papa tell Mr. Kenmore he can not go flying?

6. Why does Peder marry a woman from Oslo instead of Elna?

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

8. Why is Mama shaking until she finds out Christine is going to be fine?

9. What does Katrin enjoy her job at the drugstore?

10. How are the boarders "part of the family"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 774 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample