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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fredrik of Kvantorpet trades his master's _____________ for money that he keeps for himself.
(a) wagon.
(b) house.
(c) seeds.
(d) oxen.

2. From whom does Karl Oskar borrow money?
(a) Nils.
(b) Danjel.
(c) Lars.
(d) Erik.

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

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

5. What does Kristina view as a punishment from God?
(a) She has a stillborn child.
(b) She is pregnant all the time.
(c) The neighbor's barn burns down.
(d) Their crops flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the girl who Karl marries?

2. Neither Karl Oskar nor his children face _____________________.

3. What book does Robert read to Arvid?

4. What does the child in #65 eat that causes her death?

5. Who is the woman who seduces her master and becomes the richest woman in the area?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kristina think that all their troubles are Karl Oskar's fault because of her many pregnancies?

2. How does Anna's death alter Kristina's view on going to America?

3. Why does Robert decide to fake his own death?

4. What does Karl Oskar do after Robert returns home from Aron's punishment?

5. How does Karl Oskar turn the news of Kristina's pregnancy into a positive?

6. Why does Karl Oskar feel impotent to argue with Dean Brusander regarding Karl Oskar's move to America?

7. How is Robert caught by his master, Aron of Nybacken?

8. Describe Karl Oskar's conflict with religion regarding his troubles.

9. To what does Dean Brusander attribute the breakdown in society?

10. What is the symbolism of the big old chest to be packed for the journey to America?

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