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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Alexandra take with her to look at the riverside property?
(a) Lou.
(b) Emil.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Oscar.

2. Who asks Emil to talk at the upcoming dance in Part 2?
(a) Marie.
(b) Marcy.
(c) Mary.
(d) Maggie.

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

4. Who goes to the French Country with Carl?
(a) Marie.
(b) Frank.
(c) Emil.
(d) Alexandra.

5. What does Ivar tell Alexandra he is afraid of?
(a) Hurting her during one of his spells.
(b) Damaging her reputation.
(c) Getting kicked off his land.
(d) Being sent to an insane asylum.

6. What does Alexandra want to buy from Ivar?
(a) A hammock.
(b) A carving.
(c) A book.
(d) A poultice.

7. How old was Marie when she graduated from High School?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

8. How does Alexandra feel when she returns home after looking at the riverside property?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Confused.
(d) Humbled.

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

10. Why is Emil crying at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is very cold.
(b) His kitten ran up a telegraph pole.
(c) He cannot find his mother.
(d) He dropped his ice cream.

11. From whom does John Bergson say his most intelligent child inherited that intelligence?
(a) Himself.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His father.

12. What is John Bergson's occupation?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Ferrier.
(d) Carpenter.

13. What does Lou ask Alexandra when Carl is visiting the French Country?
(a) Where Emil is.
(b) Why she has not been working.
(c) When Carl is leaving.
(d) How the crop is doing.

14. What did Alexandra install at her farm that was the first in the region?
(a) A thresher.
(b) An irrigation ditch.
(c) A silo.
(d) A windmill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Alexandra ask to help her quiet Emil's cries at the beginning of the book?

2. What is the talent held by Alexandra's favorite niece?

3. Where does Ivar think he gets his spells from?

4. What about Alexandria causes a man to flirt with her at the beginning of the book?

5. Who sleeps in Alexandra's barn in Part 2?

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