View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25, Another Three Shovefuls Of Earth From Sweden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aron use to flog Robert?
(a) A horse whip.
(b) A birch rod.
(c) A wooden pole with nails in it.
(d) A rope.

2. What have the peasants overcome on the ship?
(a) Thirst
(b) Hunger.
(c) Homesickness.
(d) Seasickness.

3. Who is Karl's second child?
(a) Per.
(b) Erik.
(c) Nils.
(d) Johann.

4. To the peasants, __________________ is the first foreign country they see.
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Norway.

5. What is the literary term for Inga Lena's living all her life on land yet being buried at sea?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Simile.
(d) Irony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Dean Brusander NOT warn Karl Oskar about regarding America?

2. What does Danjel firmly believe during the storm?

3. Karl leaves home as a teenager and works as a _________________.

4. What are the peasants always told when they want to complain to the captain?

5. What does Danjel do when a fight erupts in his house during a religious service?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 207 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample