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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. Kristina's weakness toward her husband usually results in _______________.
(a) arguments.
(b) long talks.
(c) pregnancy.
(d) sadness.

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

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

4. What does Kristina hallucinate about?
(a) Swimming in a pond.
(b) Singing to her dead child.
(c) Swinging on a rope.
(d) Dancing.

5. Karl learns that the most fertile land in America is in which state?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Florida.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Indiana.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To the peasants, __________________ is the first foreign country they see.

3. Who is Elin's mother?

4. What illness does Kristina get in Chapter 21?

5. Why does Karl Oskar's son, Johann, wake him up in the middle of the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Inga Lena's funeral prompt the captain to give his philosophy on life and death?

2. What illness does Kristina get after her bout with sea sickness and why is she concerned for her children?

3. How deeply is Kristina affected by seasickness?

4. Describe the long night during which Karl Oskar tends to the very ill Kristina.

5. How is the ship a symbol for its passengers?

6. What renews the passengers' loyalty to Sweden and the life they left behind?

7. How are the story times beneficial for the peasants?

8. Describe the lice infestation on ship and why Ulrika may be the only one who does not get them.

9. What does Robert learn about his friend, Frederik, on the ship?

10. What does the bird on ship signify for the peasants and also for the seamen?

(see the answer keys)

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