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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the men evacuate the women for safety from the Indians?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) A fort.
(c) The church.
(d) An underground tunnel.

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

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

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

5. What seems to bother Karl as he watches over Kristina?
(a) That she no longer recognizes him.
(b) That her extremities are going numb.
(c) That her fever will not go down.
(d) That she will not wake up.

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

7. What is the possible reason that Karl and Kristina are not attacked by the Sioux Indians?
(a) The Sioux won't bother attacking for just two people.
(b) Karl had been kind to the Indians when they needed food.
(c) Their farm is hidden away and out of the Sioux territory.
(d) Karl has not been working and the farm looks deserted.

8. What does Karl get from Klas Albert in exchange for his daughter?
(a) A kerosene lamp.
(b) A harness.
(c) A map.
(d) A vacuum cleaner.

9. Why are there so few men who can help fight against the Sioux Indians?
(a) Some men have religious objections to it.
(b) Some men take their families and move away.
(c) Many men want to protect their own farms.
(d) Many men are off fighting in the Civil War.

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

11. How many white settlers are killed in the Sioux Indian war?
(a) Over one thousand.
(b) Nearly three hundred.
(c) About one thousand.
(d) Five hundred.

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

13. Ulrika is angry at her son who has chosen to be _____________________ instead of a minister.
(a) a farmer.
(b) a circus animal trainer.
(c) a sailor.
(d) a merchant.

14. What name had Karl given to his farm originally?
(a) New Kristinehamm.
(b) New Duvemala.
(c) New Djursholm.
(d) New Kramfors.

15. Why does Karl refuse to leave his farm?
(a) Because he thinks he can fight the Sioux himself.
(b) Because he thinks God will save him.
(c) Because Kristina can't be moved.
(d) Because he has a cow about to deliver a calf.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who pays for the freight and deliver of the food Karl ships back home?

3. Which one of Karl's daughters wants to marry Klas?

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

5. Who is Karl angry with regarding Kristina's death?

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