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

3. Elin hopes to find work as _________________.
(a) a dancer.
(b) a housemaid.
(c) a teacher.
(d) a cook.

4. In reality, Frederik is not _____________________.
(a) British.
(b) Swedish.
(c) American.
(d) French.

5. How old is Captain Lorentz?
(a) 49.
(b) 60.
(c) 38.
(d) 67.

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

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

8. For the seamen, the disappearance of ________________ is a bad omen.
(a) the sun.
(b) the bird.
(c) the wind.
(d) the moon.

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

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

11. How many people must sleep in the same family compartment as Kristina?
(a) 30.
(b) 44.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

12. What are the peasants unaccustomed to?
(a) Dizziness.
(b) Not going to church.
(c) Inactivity.
(d) Writing letters.

13. After the storm, the ship reaches the ________________ coast in Chapter 19.
(a) English.
(b) Portugese.
(c) French.
(d) Canadian.

14. What does Karl Oskar think he can change?
(a) His destiny.
(b) His past.
(c) His wife.
(d) His identity.

15. What does Karl Oskar decide while on the trip?
(a) He wants to start a coffee farm.
(b) He will return to Sweden in ten years.
(c) He wants to have another daughter.
(d) He will never take a sea voyage again.