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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The family had immigrated and settled in which U.S. state?
(a) Montana.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Wisconsin.

3. What warning does Ulrika remind Karl of?
(a) That Kristina will die if she gets pregnant again.
(b) That she will tell her husband if he does not stop making advances toward her.
(c) That he needs to enroll his children in school.
(d) That he needs to get his crop harvested before the first snow.

4. When Kristina prays that night she asks God to _________________________.
(a) heal Karl's leg.
(b) help her teach religion to her children.
(c) reassure Karl about her pregnancy.
(d) let her return to Sweden.

5. Kristina has been ill since ____________________.
(a) her last miscarriage.
(b) they left Sweden.
(c) last Summer.
(d) Christmas.

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

7. What is the region in which the settlers made their home in Minnesota?
(a) Ottawa Valley.
(b) Orion Valley.
(c) St. Croix Valley.
(d) LeJeune Valley.

8. After her diagnosis, Kristina feels that she is useless as ________________.
(a) a seamstress.
(b) a mother.
(c) a cook.
(d) a wife.

9. What news is Kristina hesitant to tell Karl?
(a) She burned the dinner.
(b) She can't find the cow.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She did not get his overalls mended.

10. What is the content of the letter sent to Karl?
(a) His mother has died.
(b) The family home has burned down.
(c) The farm has been sold.
(d) His sister has had her first child.

11. Regarding the war, who believes that killing is wrong no matter the reason and punishment belongs to God alone?
(a) Axel.
(b) Kristina.
(c) Johan.
(d) Karl.

12. How does Kristina feel about being left alone if Karl goes to war?
(a) She is slightly worried.
(b) She is petrified.
(c) She has some major concerns.
(d) She is not afraid.

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

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

15. About what issue does Manda Svensson come to see Kristina?
(a) Fabrics.
(b) Babies.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sven is the son of whom?

2. Who decides to enlist in the war in September of 1861?

3. Who offers to accompany Kristina to the doctor?

4. To what does Old Abe attribute the fact that news travels fast?

5. What can Karl's family hear from their house?

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