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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kristina tells Karl that her doctor's appointment was ___________________.
(a) painful.
(b) enlightening.
(c) embarrassing.
(d) expensive.

2. Kristina learns that hunger is so bad for the Indians this winter that they are eating ____________________.
(a) animal hides.
(b) buffalo.
(c) tree bark.
(d) their own children.

3. Who is the neighbor's wife Karl sends for to attend to Kristina?
(a) Ana.
(b) Rose.
(c) Manda.
(d) Birgit.

4. Karl insists that they follow the doctor's instructions because it is important for Kristina to get better, despite ___________________________.
(a) the physical denial he suffers.
(b) the expense of the treatments.
(c) her absence from the home.
(d) the recovery period.

5. How long have Karl and Kristina been married?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 27 years.
(d) 12 years.

6. Why does Kristina decide to be intimate with Karl again?
(a) Because only God rules her life.
(b) Because she thinks he will have an affair.
(c) Because he threatens to divorce her.
(d) Because she thinks she will die soon.

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

8. What is the state of Kristina's health at this point?
(a) She feels like a new woman.
(b) She is stronger and the bleeding has stopped.
(c) She has not improved much.
(d) She is still bleeding heavily.

9. Fredrick Nilsson is exiled from Sweden for preaching _____________________.
(a) atheist tenets.
(b) immersion of Baptism.
(c) blasphemy.
(d) same sex marriage.

10. What is the first state to reply to President Lincoln's call for soldiers?
(a) Montana.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Maine.

11. For what does Kristina pray?
(a) To get a good friend.
(b) To live a few more years.
(c) To have a grandchild.
(d) To have another child.

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

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

14. Who is the doctor who Ulrika recommends for Kristina?
(a) Dr. Donohue.
(b) Dr. Maple.
(c) Dr. Svenssen.
(d) Dr. Farnley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Karl feel about being rejected by the army?

2. Where does Karl wait while Kristina is at her doctor's appointment?

3. When Karl tells Kristina that he wants to go to war, what does she ask him to wait for?

4. When Kristina prays that night she asks God to _________________________.

5. Why is Manda upset with Pastor Stenius?

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