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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 Marie angry with the person Carl sees her with when he is walking alone one morning?
(a) He is not staying for the weekend.
(b) He will not leave her alone.
(c) He took her glove.
(d) He shot a duck.

2. How much older than Carl is Alexandra?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 years.

3. How often do Alexandra and Marie usually see each other?
(a) Every day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every 3 days.

4. What keeps eating Frank's wheat?
(a) Hogs.
(b) Crows.
(c) Cows.
(d) Deer.

5. What does Ivar live next to?
(a) A pond.
(b) A ravine.
(c) A lake.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of girl does Amedee tell Carl to marry?

2. Why is Frank angry with Mrs. Hiller?

3. What does Alexandra want to buy from Ivar?

4. What does Alexandra tell her brothers she wants to do when she returns home from looking at the riverside property?

5. What kind of man was Marie's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Lou and Oscar take credit for the success of the farm?

2. How is Lou described by the author?

3. What kind of hardships has John Bergson faced in his attempts at farming?

4. What does Alexandra decide to do after looking at the riverside property?

5. What does Emil think of Ivar's cave?

6. What does Alexandra say about her family when her farm hands criticize them for disagreeing with her?

7. What does Amedee tell Emil he should do to be happy?

8. What do Alexandra's brothers say about Carl as they leave the family dinner?

9. What makes Frank furious when he reads the newspaper in Part 2, Chapter 8?

10. How do Carl and Alexandra spend their days while Carl is visiting?

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