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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Karl think that his farm will finally be completed?
(a) Never.
(b) When the oak grove is cleared.
(c) When the irrigation system is installed.
(d) When he buys the adjoining farm.

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

4. What disappoints Karl about Marta's wedding?
(a) Marta did not hug him when she left.
(b) The engagement was too short.
(c) He doesn't like her husband.
(d) The wedding was too expensive.

5. At the wedding, Jonas Petter tells a story about what?
(a) The blizzard of '35.
(b) His boyhood.
(c) A surrogate father.
(d) The Civil War.

6. Where do the Sioux Indians kill Sven and Danjel?
(a) On the road.
(b) In their beds.
(c) In the field.
(d) By the creek.

7. Back in Sweden, Ulrika was known as the parish _______________.
(a) whore.
(b) maid.
(c) cook.
(d) teacher.

8. What is Kristina suffering through at the beginning of Chapter XIII?
(a) Depression.
(b) Another miscarriage.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Influenza.

9. What intermittent noise is heard in Karl and Kristina's house as he watches over her?
(a) A clock.
(b) Sioux warrior cries.
(c) The children's singing.
(d) The church bell.

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

11. Kristina's dream transitions from a pleasant situation to one in which she ________________________.
(a) is covered in hot tar.
(b) cannot find her children.
(c) is tossed into the sea from a ship.
(d) falls into an abyss.

12. How does Karl know that Kristina has died?
(a) She is delirius.
(b) She turns blue.
(c) She drops the apple twice.
(d) She says she sees angels.

13. In what town were the condemned Sioux Indians hanged in 1862?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Orion.
(c) Mankato.
(d) Hopewell.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Karl's sons works for a timber company?

2. What seems to bother Karl as he watches over Kristina?

3. What food does Sven prepare to give to the Sioux who come to his farm?

4. How many coffins has Karl built in his life for family members?

5. What is the possible reason that Karl and Kristina are not attacked by the Sioux Indians?

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