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

2. Towards the middle of their journey, the peasants become impatient with _______________.
(a) hygiene.
(b) bad weather.
(c) bad food.
(d) time.

3. What illness does Kristina get in Chapter 21?
(a) Rickets.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Scurvy.

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

5. Jonas Petter tells a story about a man who could not be buried because ____________________.
(a) his erection would not go away.
(b) his wife would not allow it.
(c) he wanted to be cremated.
(d) he was not Swedish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Captain Lorentz stopped thinking about since he was young?

2. Captain Lorentz concludes that Kristina has __________________.

3. Why does Inga Lena suffer from her illness in silence?

4. What reminds the peasants of what they have left behind?

5. What does Danjel firmly believe during the storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robert try to teach to Elin prior to their arrival in America?

2. How does time become an important element in the peasants' lives?

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

4. Why does Robert begin to question his decision to make the journey to America?

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

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

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

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

9. What temptation makes this leg of the journey especially difficult for Karl Oskar?

10. How do the peasants fill their idle hours on ship?

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