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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The only escape for Robert and Arvid is in ______________________.

2. What is the local religion for Danjel's village?

3. Kristina is torn about going against _______________________.

4. Who is the girl who Karl marries?

5. What is Robert's punishment for being late?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the good and bad omens at the beginning of Karl Oskar and Kristina's trip?

2. Why does Kristina question the trip to America?

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

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

5. How does Anna's death alter Kristina's view on going to America?

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

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

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

9. Describe Robert's grim life in Chapter 3.

10. What is the name of the ship to carry the peasants and who is the captain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Karl Oskar spends some alone time throughout the novel to contemplate his life. What does he think about? What conclusions does he arrive at? Explain why he is in a contemplative mood at this point in time.

Essay Topic 2

How does Moberg use the literary technique of local color in THE EMIGRANTS? What elements comprise local color? Give some examples of the local color in Swedish establishments, in the characters, and in the events.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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