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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The peasants begin to think of Sweden as a cottage with steady walls _________________.
(a) and many windows.
(b) that reach to the sky.
(c) on a steady ground.
(d) with roses climbing up.

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

3. Karl Oskar is tempted to sleep with _______________ on the trip.
(a) Margot.
(b) Ulrika.
(c) Brigit.
(d) Helga.

4. Robert is ridden with angst about memories of ____________________.
(a) drowning his cat.
(b) his first love.
(c) leaving Sweden.
(d) going to school.

5. What is Karl Oskar not prepared for as he disembarks?
(a) The noise.
(b) The mosquitoes.
(c) The humidity.
(d) His unsteady gait.

6. What do the ship's passengers experience for the first time in Chapter 17?
(a) Starvation.
(b) A breathtaking sunset.
(c) A storm.
(d) Thirst.

7. What happens for the first time during the trip in Chapter 18?
(a) Casualties occur.
(b) Drinking water is gone.
(c) Land is sighted.
(d) Seasickness is gone.

8. What had the elderly man who died brought with him to take to his son?
(a) A grindstone.
(b) A statue.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A land deed.

9. What are the peasants always told when they want to complain to the captain?
(a) He cannot speak the language.
(b) He is asleep.
(c) He is reading maps.
(d) He is eating.

10. Why does Karl have trouble walking on deck?
(a) He has balance issues.
(b) He is seasick.
(c) He has the flu.
(d) His shoes are too big.

11. Jonas Petter tells a story about a man who could not be buried because ____________________.
(a) his wife would not allow it.
(b) he wanted to be cremated.
(c) his erection would not go away.
(d) he was not Swedish.

12. Towards the middle of their journey, the peasants become impatient with _______________.
(a) hygiene.
(b) bad food.
(c) bad weather.
(d) time.

13. How do the passengers pass their time on the ship?
(a) Singing.
(b) Telling tales.
(c) Playing board games.
(d) Sleeping.

14. Why does Karl Oskar's son, Johann, wake him up in the middle of the night?
(a) The storm scard him.
(b) Kristina is bleeding heavily.
(c) He had a bad dream.
(d) He is hungry.

15. What food does Kristina miss while on the trip?
(a) Pears.
(b) Lingonberries.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Celery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kristina hallucinate about?

2. Frederik Mattsson tells Robert that Frederik is to work __________________.

3. Captain Lorentz also serves as __________________.

4. What does Robert teach Elin on board the ship?

5. What are the peasants unaccustomed to?

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