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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. Why does Karl Oskar visit Dean Brusander?
(a) To ask for money.
(b) To sell his farm.
(c) To ask for a blessing.
(d) To get the family birth certificates.

2. What is the local religion for Danjel's village?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Methodist.

3. Who is Karl's first child?
(a) Viktoria.
(b) Brigit.
(c) Anna.
(d) Heidi.

4. Who is Karl's second child?
(a) Per.
(b) Nils.
(c) Erik.
(d) Johann.

5. Arvid becomes so despondent about his situation on the farm that he decides to ______________________.
(a) kill the old mistress.
(b) hang himself.
(c) shoot Aron.
(d) burn the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Karl Oskar wants his children to be _________________________.

2. What does Karl inherit with his land?

3. The man in #68 thinks that only _____________________ can keep society together.

4. How early does Robert rise every morning to get to work?

5. What faith is Danjel practicing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the seven masters that rule the lives of men like Robert and Arvid?

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

4. What news makes Kristina especially frightened about their upcoming journey?

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

6. What punishment does Robert receive that finally makes him leave Aron's farm?

7. Why are Danjel's teachings at odds with Dean Brusander's beliefs?

8. What crime does Robert stop Arvid from committing and what do they see as their only escape?

9. What is the fate of Karl Oskar's children given their poverty?

10. How does Karl Oskar meet his wife, Kristina?

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