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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robert is soon sent to Nybacken to work for _______________.
(a) Lars.
(b) Aron.
(c) Wilhelm.
(d) Nils.

2. How can Karl Oskar's personality best be described?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Passive.
(c) Headstrong.
(d) Timid.

3. In what town is Robert living in Chapter 3?
(a) Walssen.
(b) Nybacken.
(c) Carlsborg.
(d) Dabbnas.

4. What is Robert's punishment for being late?
(a) No breakfast.
(b) A whipping.
(c) No time to visit his family.
(d) He is terminated.

5. Which of the following is NOT true about Captain Lorentz?
(a) Harbors humiliate him.
(b) He has a peg leg.
(c) He lives on sea.
(d) He likes the sea.

6. In what month do Karl Oskar and Kristina leave for America?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) November.
(d) April.

7. In what year does Karl Oskar inherit his land?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1765.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1744.

8. Robert would be truly free if he ____________________.
(a) worked for five years.
(b) went to America.
(c) worked for a year.
(d) bought his freedom.

9. What does Robert do on his way to his new job?
(a) Has a picnic lunch.
(b) Simulates his suicide.
(c) Courts a girl.
(d) Mails a letter.

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

11. With whom does Robert share a room?
(a) Nils.
(b) Arvid.
(c) Gustav.
(d) Hans.

12. Who is the girl who Karl marries?
(a) Pernilla.
(b) Heidi.
(c) Berta.
(d) Anna.

13. What is Robert's work at the farm?
(a) Maintaining buildings.
(b) Tending the horses.
(c) Milking cows.
(d) Planting and harvesting.

14. Who is Arvid?
(a) Farmhand.
(b) Town mayor.
(c) Seed salesman.
(d) Local farmer.

15. On the way to Karishamn, Robert ____________________.
(a) breaks his leg.
(b) is caught by his master.
(c) meets a pretty girl.
(d) goes to church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is another volunteer for the trip?

2. The only escape for Robert and Arvid is in ______________________.

3. The trip to America costs ________________ of the proceeds from the sale of Karl Oskar's farm.

4. The man in #68 thinks that only _____________________ can keep society together.

5. Neither Karl Oskar nor his children face _____________________.

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