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

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

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

4. Who signs the mortgage papers that Alexandra gets?
(a) Emil.
(b) Alexadra.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Lou.

5. How many sons does Oscar have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frank angry with Mrs. Hiller?

2. What does Ivar live next to?

3. How does Alexandra describe Emil while talking to Carl?

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

5. What does Amedee say is the natural cause of happiness?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has Alexandra's plan come to fruition at the beginning of Part 2?

3. What does Carl say to Alexandra about Marie during their visit?

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

5. What does Alexandra say to her mother to calm her fears about losing her farm?

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

7. Why did Marie's father not like Frank, and what did he do to get her to stop seeing Frank?

8. How did Frank and Marie meet?

9. Why does Alexandra not mind housing Ivar?

10. What question does Alexandra ask Ivar about her hogs, and what is his response?

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