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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, Chapter I and II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality is the family whose story is told in "The Last Letter Home"?
(a) English.
(b) Swedish.
(c) German.
(d) French.

2. To what town does Karl go to sign up for the army?
(a) Orion.
(b) Portland.
(c) Stillwater.
(d) Zanesville.

3. Why do the Sioux Indians begin killing white settlers?
(a) Because they are just killers by nature.
(b) Because an Indian woman was kidnapped by white settlers.
(c) Because the whites stole their land.
(d) Because some Indian children were killed by white boys.

4. What can Karl's family hear from their house?
(a) A neighbor's wedding party.
(b) Church bells.
(c) A babbling brook.
(d) Roosters.

5. What language does Karl speak most of the time now?
(a) Swedish.
(b) English.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the possible reason that Karl and Kristina are not attacked by the Sioux Indians?

2. Who tries to warn Sven to not move to Meeker County?

3. At the wedding, Jonas Petter tells a story about what?

4. What is Karl's last name?

5. Karl builds a coffin for Kristina with boards that had been intended for what?

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