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

2. Why did Marie's father not like Frank?
(a) He abandoned his mother.
(b) He didn't respect women.
(c) He wanted to be a farmer.
(d) He was ignorant of foreign relations.

3. What is Oscar's wife so ashamed of?
(a) Not having smart children.
(b) Being uneducated.
(c) Marrying a foreigner.
(d) Being associated with Ivar.

4. What does Emil say Alexandra would never know how to do?
(a) Fall in love.
(b) Cry.
(c) Move to the city.
(d) Be a friend.

5. Whom does Alexandra ask to help her quiet Emil's cries at the beginning of the book?
(a) Clay.
(b) Carl.
(c) Clint.
(d) Chris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of awards does Emil commonly win at school at the beginning of Part 2?

2. How much did Lou and Oscar want to sell the land for?

3. What religious sect does Marie belong to?

4. What do Carl and Alexandra do during the days while he is visiting?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexandra tell Carl is the key to her success with the land?

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

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

4. What do Lou and Oscar say to Alexandra about Carl while he is visiting the French country?

5. Why does Alexandra not mind housing Ivar?

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

7. How does Carl tell Alexandra he feels about his life?

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

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

10. How did Frank and Marie meet?

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