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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. All immigrants risk everything they have in their determination to _____________________.
(a) meet new people.
(b) have an adventure.
(c) get religious freedom.
(d) escape poverty.

2. What is Karl Oskar not prepared for as he disembarks?
(a) His unsteady gait.
(b) The humidity.
(c) The noise.
(d) The mosquitoes.

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

4. The peasants begin to think of Sweden as a cottage with steady walls _________________.
(a) with roses climbing up.
(b) that reach to the sky.
(c) and many windows.
(d) on a steady ground.

5. Who is the only person on board the ship who does not get body lice?
(a) Elin.
(b) Heidi.
(c) Ulrika.
(d) Margot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the peasants overcome on the ship?

2. Who is the only person who does not seem to be afflicted with seasickness?

3. What does Kristina think about the trip?

4. Where will the passenger ship land in America?

5. How many funerals have been held during this journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Karl Oskar's mindset as he embarks on his new life?

2. Why does Inga-Lena keep her illness to herself?

3. Why is passing the English coast a crossroads for the passengers?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How deeply is Kristina affected by seasickness?

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