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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, A Bushel Of Earth From Sweden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ulrika want to go to America?
(a) She wants to find an American husband.
(b) She wants to start a business in America.
(c) She wants to practice her religion freely.
(d) She regards Sweden as a hellhole.

2. Why is Karl Oskar driven to move to the country in #73?
(a) The schools are better.
(b) The land is better for farming.
(c) There is no king.
(d) The government is fair.

3. Arvid becomes so despondent about his situation on the farm that he decides to ______________________.
(a) burn the farm.
(b) shoot Aron.
(c) kill the old mistress.
(d) hang himself.

4. Which of the following does Danjel NOT do as his religion is renewed?
(a) Takes more wives.
(b) Stops making alcoholic beverages.
(c) Shares his possessions with the poor.
(d) Stops swearing.

5. What do the immigrants most regret about going to America?
(a) Leaving their churches.
(b) Leaving their parents.
(c) Leaving their buried relatives.
(d) Leaving their childhood homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kristina thinks that _____________________ would make it easier to cope with finances.

2. How does Robert's master punish him?

3. Who is Karl's second child?

4. What do the peasants find to be insufficient on board the ship?

5. What is Karl's surname?

(see the answer key)

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