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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Kristina think about the trip?
(a) She thinks she will get used to it.
(b) She doesn't think she will survive.
(c) She is a little nauseous but enjoys it.
(d) She loves being at sea.

6. What reminds the peasants of what they have left behind?
(a) Stories about Sweden.
(b) Swedish songs.
(c) Swedish food.
(d) A Swedish ship returning to Sweden.

7. What do the peasants find to be insufficient on board the ship?
(a) Candles.
(b) Water.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Food.

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

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

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

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

12. What does Danjel firmly believe during the storm?
(a) God will save the good people.
(b) God will deliver them safely.
(c) God will take the righteous.
(d) God will spare the children.

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

14. What does Danjel tell Inga-Lena to do to cope with seasickness?
(a) Fast.
(b) Pray.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Meditate.

15. Which child is Kristina breastfeeding while on the trip?
(a) Werner.
(b) Niklas.
(c) Harald.
(d) Axel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the ship's passengers experience for the first time in Chapter 17?

3. The peasants use the Almanac for the Year to note _________________.

4. What is the literary term for Inga Lena's living all her life on land yet being buried at sea?

5. What does Danjel do to overcome his doubts during the storm?

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