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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Lou say Alexandra has never done?
(a) Worked.
(b) Meddled.
(c) Helped.
(d) Planned.
2. What is the name of Lou's wife?
(a) Amanda Jane.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Amy Lou.
(d) Annie Lee.
3. What does Frank get so upset about after reading the newspaper?
(a) A rich man's divorce.
(b) The marriage of his old beau.
(c) The new president.
(d) The falling price of crops.
4. What does Alexandra tell Carl she hopes Emil will be some day?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) An investor.
(c) A judge.
(d) A teacher.
5. What does Alexandra tell her brothers she wants to do when she returns home from looking at the riverside property?
(a) Stay where they are.
(b) Buy strips of river property.
(c) Sell pieces of their land.
(d) Buy the abandoned farms.
6. What is the name of Alexandra's favorite niece?
(a) Mary.
(b) Milly.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Marcie.
7. How many sons does Oscar have?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.
8. What does Ivar read in his house?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Farmer's Almanac.
(c) An astronomy guide.
(d) The Sear's Catalogue.
9. How much did Lou and Oscar want to sell the land for?
(a) $200.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $2,200.
(d) $20,000.
10. Why does Alexandra want to keep her land when everyone else is leaving?
(a) She made a promise to her father.
(b) She is too proud to admit defeat.
(c) She is sure rain is coming.
(d) She knows it will be worth money some day.
11. What does Carl say he never sees Marie do?
(a) Frown.
(b) Cry.
(c) Walk.
(d) Run.
12. Why does Carl like Ivar?
(a) He is interesting to talk to.
(b) He is different than anybody else.
(c) He is good with animals.
(d) He says nice things.
13. Whom does John Bergson say is his most intelligent child?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Emil.
(d) Lou.
14. What do the furnishings in Alexandra's large farmhouse look like?
(a) Antique.
(b) Elegant.
(c) Unused.
(d) Unfinished.
15. What does Alexandra hope Emil will do when he is older?
(a) Move away from the farm.
(b) Work in politics.
(c) Own a company.
(d) Go to college.
Short Answer Questions
1. From whom does John Bergson say his most intelligent child inherited that intelligence?
2. Why is Marie angry with the person Carl sees her with when he is walking alone one morning?
3. Why is Frank angry with Mrs. Hiller?
4. How much older than Carl is Alexandra?
5. What does Alexandra say she envies about Carl's life?
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