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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kristina sew for Karl on her new sewing machine?
(a) Flannel shirts.
(b) Wool coat.
(c) Sunday suit.
(d) Overalls.

2. Karl trusts only _______________ and does not pray.
(a) Ulrika.
(b) himself.
(c) Danjel.
(d) Kristina.

3. How many siblings does Karl have?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. Who offers to accompany Kristina to the doctor?
(a) Manda.
(b) Ulrika.
(c) Berta.
(d) Birgit.

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

6. What is Kristina looking for at the beginning of Chapter XI?
(a) A lost cow.
(b) Her scissors.
(c) A lamb.
(d) Her daughter.

7. Whose mother does Karl find dead in a field?
(a) Johan's.
(b) Sven's.
(c) Ira's.
(d) Anders'.

8. How does Karl feel when he hears the details of how long Kristina has been ill?
(a) Sad.
(b) Shocked.
(c) Angry.
(d) Disinterested.

9. Who is Karl Oskar's wife?
(a) Brigit.
(b) Kristina.
(c) Rose.
(d) Inger.

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

11. How old is Manda's little son?
(a) Four years old.
(b) Three years old.
(c) One year old.
(d) Six months old.

12. The hunters and warriors of the Sioux tribe paint ___________________ on their tomahawks to signal sure death to the enemy.
(a) black stars.
(b) blue arrows.
(c) red moons.
(d) white feathers.

13. What is Kristina doing when she experiences intense abdominal pain and bleeds heavily?
(a) Making stew.
(b) Milking a cow.
(c) Chopping kindling.
(d) Washing the clothes.

14. As Kristina walks home she is frightened by a figure that turns out to be _____________.
(a) Madan.
(b) Karl.
(c) Ana.
(d) Ulrika.

15. Kristina learns that she will die if ______________________.
(a) she gets bronchitis again.
(b) she doesn't take her heart medication.
(c) she gets pregnant again.
(d) she continues to gain weight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Regarding the war, who believes that killing is wrong no matter the reason and punishment belongs to God alone?

2. The family had immigrated and settled in which U.S. state?

3. How old are Karl and Kristina?

4. Karl insists that they follow the doctor's instructions because it is important for Kristina to get better, despite ___________________________.

5. What is the main reason Kristina doesn't want Karl to go to war?

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