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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. How does Robert's master punish him?
(a) Hits him in the ear.
(b) Locks him in a cellar.
(c) Whips him.
(d) Starves him.

2. On the way to Karishamn, Robert ____________________.
(a) breaks his leg.
(b) meets a pretty girl.
(c) is caught by his master.
(d) goes to church.

3. Who is now Danjel's farmhand?
(a) Sven.
(b) Erik.
(c) Arvid.
(d) Bjorn.

4. Why is Karl Oskar driven to move to the country in #73?
(a) The government is fair.
(b) There is no king.
(c) The land is better for farming.
(d) The schools are better.

5. Karl Oskar wants his children to be _________________________.
(a) German citizens.
(b) more than farmhands.
(c) musicians.
(d) doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danjel do when a fight erupts in his house during a religious service?

2. From whom does Karl Oskar borrow money?

3. With whom does Robert share a room?

4. Karl leaves home as a teenager and works as a _________________.

5. Who is Karl's brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the vision that Danjel feels compelled to follow, and how is his wife conflicted by it?

2. How do Karl Oskar's beliefs differ from his father's?

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

4. Why is Captain Lorentz unhappy about peasant passengers?

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

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

7. What are the main reasons Robert and Arvid want to leave the farm?

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

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

10. How are Karl Oskar's troubles attributed to weather?

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