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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whom does the last oak tree fall?
(a) Nils.
(b) Karl.
(c) Johan.
(d) Jonas.

2. What is the name of the homestead act which encouraged Swedish people to immigrate to Minnesota?
(a) Johnson's Homestead Act.
(b) Swedish Homestead Act.
(c) Lincoln's Homestead Act.
(d) Scandinavian Homestead Act.

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

4. What food does Sven prepare to give to the Sioux who come to his farm?
(a) Apples.
(b) Corn.
(c) Pork.
(d) Potatoes.

5. What food does Karl try to get Kristina to eat when she awakens?
(a) Some warm milk.
(b) Cornbread.
(c) An apple.
(d) Blueberries.

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

7. In what year does the federal government promise to pay the Sioux Indians for their land?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1901.

8. What year is it when Karl yields his largest crop?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1899.

9. Kristina tells Karl that she dreamed she was in ___________________.
(a) Sweden.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Heaven.
(d) New York.

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

11. Which one of Karl's son's works for the railroad?
(a) Petter.
(b) Harald.
(c) Liam.
(d) Aron.

12. What is the greatest number of settlers killed by the Sioux in one day?
(a) 130.
(b) 400.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

13. Which one of Karl's sons works for a timber company?
(a) Jakob.
(b) Owen.
(c) Erik.
(d) Frank.

14. Karl's children call their home _____________________.
(a) Nilsson Valley.
(b) Nilsson Province.
(c) Nilsson Settlement.
(d) New Sweden.

15. Which woman has been recently widowed?
(a) Ulrika.
(b) Pia.
(c) Britta.
(d) Ana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kristina dream she is doing in her dream?

2. Who comes to Karl's house to chastise him for his carnal appetites which ultimately killed his wife?

3. What upsets Kristina when she awakens from her comatose state?

4. What is the plight of the Sioux Indians when the government does not pay them?

5. What do the Sioux Indians take from Sven's farm after the massacre?

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