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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are Karl and Kristina?
(a) In their fifties.
(b) In their thirties.
(c) In their forties.
(d) In their twenties.

2. 1861-1862 is the _______________ winter in America for the emigrants.
(a) third.
(b) second.
(c) twelfth.
(d) fifth.

3. The First Commandment for Emigrants offers the rule to never regret one's emigration and to ___________________.
(a) support it financially.
(b) love America.
(c) write letters to family members.
(d) return once every five years.

4. When Karl tells Kristina that he wants to go to war, what does she ask him to wait for?
(a) The birth of the baby.
(b) Their wedding anniversary.
(c) Conscription.
(d) The harvest.

5. A sand cliff on the west shore of Lake Chisago is shaped like _____________________.
(a) a hawk.
(b) an Indian head.
(c) a knife.
(d) an arrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sven is the son of whom?

2. What nationality is the family whose story is told in "The Last Letter Home"?

3. What does Kristina sew for Karl on her new sewing machine?

4. To what town does Karl go to sign up for the army?

5. Who is the doctor who Ulrika recommends for Kristina?

(see the answer key)

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