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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Inga Lena suffer from her illness in silence?
(a) She is afraid to tell Danjel.
(b) She does not want to make others feel bad for her.
(c) She does not like to be the center of attention.
(d) She does not want to be a whiner.

2. Kristina's weakness toward her husband usually results in _______________.
(a) long talks.
(b) pregnancy.
(c) arguments.
(d) sadness.

3. How many funerals have been held during this journey?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

4. What is put into Inga's mouth before her body is thrown into the ocean?
(a) A pipe.
(b) Rose petals.
(c) A scoop of dirt.
(d) A crust of bread.

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

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

7. What has Captain Lorentz stopped thinking about since he was young?
(a) Justice.
(b) Greed.
(c) Death.
(d) Wealth.

8. What is another name for the disease Kristina contracts?
(a) Dropsy.
(b) Seasickness.
(c) Shipsickness.
(d) Palsy.

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

10. What does Robert teach Elin on board the ship?
(a) How to play cards.
(b) How to fish.
(c) How to speak English.
(d) How to play the harmonica.

11. Robert talks to a man on board who claims to be ___________________.
(a) a plantation owner.
(b) an Episcopalian bishop.
(c) a friend of the U.S. president.
(d) a marine merchant.

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

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

14. What illness does Kristina get in Chapter 21?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Rickets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Robert attracted while on board the ship?

2. For the seamen, the disappearance of ________________ is a bad omen.

3. What does Kristina hallucinate about?

4. What does Karl Oskar decide while on the trip?

5. Who is the only person other than Ulrika of Vastergohl to avoid seasickness?

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