2. What is Marie doing when she hears Emil's scythe?
(a) Collecting eggs.
(b) Churning butter.
(c) Milking cows.
(d) Weeding the garden.

3. Where did Marie and Frank get married?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) St. Louis.

4. What did John Bergson's father do for a living?
(a) Built ships.
(b) Bred horses.
(c) Owned a store.
(d) Made ladies dresses.

5. Where was Marie raised?
(a) In an orphanage.
(b) In the city.
(c) In Europe.
(d) On a farm.

6. What does Alexandra tell Carl she hates about her life?
(a) The intensity.
(b) The criticism.
(c) The repetition.
(d) The labor.

7. How long does Carl stay with Alexandra before going on a trip to the French Country?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 months.

8. Where does Carl's family decide to move when times get tough?
(a) Salt Lake.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) New York.

9. Why does Ivar live so far away from town?
(a) He has no money.
(b) He was forced out of town.
(c) He likes living alone.
(d) His father owned that land.

10. How much did Lou and Oscar want to sell the land for?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $200.
(d) $2,200.

11. How old were Emil and Amedee when they first became friends?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 8.

12. What does Lou say Alexandra has never done?
(a) Worked.
(b) Helped.
(c) Meddled.
(d) Planned.

13. Why is Emil afraid of Ivar?
(a) He stares.
(b) He is violent.
(c) He howls at night.
(d) He does not speak English.

14. When does Marie say the world is the most beautiful?
(a) At sunset.
(b) In the dead of winter.
(c) After a rain.
(d) At sunrise.

15. Why is Frank angry with Mrs. Hiller?
(a) She hit his dog with her car.
(b) She hasn't mended the fences.
(c) Her rent is late.
(d) Her cows got out.