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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pays for the freight and deliver of the food Karl ships back home?
(a) Klas.
(b) Erik.
(c) Sven.
(d) Owen.

2. What do the condemned Sioux Indians do on the way to the gallows?
(a) Curse.
(b) Struggle.
(c) Close their eyes.
(d) Sing.

3. Karl will never forgive God for ____________________.
(a) taking Kristina from him.
(b) his leg injury.
(c) the Sioux Indian war.
(d) the Civil War.

4. What does Kristina do when she is comatose?
(a) Moans and cries.
(b) Holds Karl's hand.
(c) Drools.
(d) Stares ahead, unblinking.

5. The gold promised to the Sioux Indians in 1861 finally arrives at _______________ in August of 1862.
(a) Fort Ridgely.
(b) Fort Recovery.
(c) Fort Dalton.
(d) Fort Hopewell.

6. To whom has Karl left his farm?
(a) Ana.
(b) Johan.
(c) Birgit.
(d) Marta.

7. How much money does the federal government promise to pay the Sioux Indians for their land?
(a) $70,000.
(b) $120,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $500,000.

8. What is the plight of the Sioux Indians when the government does not pay them?
(a) They suffer smallpox.
(b) They suffer heatstroke.
(c) They suffer famine.
(d) They suffer mental illness.

9. How much did the item in #153 cost?
(a) $75.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $100.
(d) $900.

10. What is the name of Karl's home parish?
(a) Karlstad.
(b) Varberg.
(c) Ljuder.
(d) Hassleholm.

11. What do the Sioux Indians take from Sven's farm after the massacre?
(a) Knives.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Food.
(d) Guns.

12. Who is the only person at Sven's house to escape being killed by the Sioux?
(a) Olof.
(b) Rolf.
(c) Kirsten.
(d) Bjorn.

13. If Kristina had not miscarried, this child would have been her ______________ one.
(a) seventh.
(b) fifth.
(c) tenth.
(d) thirteenth.

14. What does Karl decide to send to his home parish during the famine?
(a) A load of corn.
(b) A load of wheat.
(c) A load of peanuts.
(d) A load of soybeans.

15. What does Kristina dream she is doing in her dream?
(a) Riding a horse.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Picking apples.
(d) Swinging on an ox thong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does it take for Kristina's delirium to break?

2. When does Karl think that his farm will finally be completed?

3. What is the name of the homestead act which encouraged Swedish people to immigrate to Minnesota?

4. What is the name of the battle where U.S. soldiers fight the Sioux Indians on August 18, 1862?

5. What tone does Karl take in his prayer with God after his injury?

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