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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Karl builds a coffin for Kristina with boards that had been intended for what?
(a) A workshop.
(b) A barn.
(c) A smokehouse.
(d) A new home.

2. Who comes to Karl's house to chastise him for his carnal appetites which ultimately killed his wife?
(a) Birgit.
(b) Ulrika.
(c) Ana.
(d) Samuel.

3. What tone does Karl take in his prayer with God after his injury?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Humility.
(c) Defiance.
(d) Forgiveness.

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

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

6. Who is Klas Albert?
(a) A farrier.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A teacher.

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

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

9. What is Whitsuntide?
(a) A religious holiday.
(b) An author.
(c) A cleaning solution.
(d) A geology tool.

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

11. How many white settlers are left homeless from the Sioux Indian war?
(a) 750.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 5,000.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The gold promised to the Sioux Indians in 1861 finally arrives at _______________ in August of 1862.

2. Karl is happy that he had sent ______________ to his home parish in Sweden.

3. How does Karl know that Kristina has died?

4. What does Karl get from Klas Albert in exchange for his daughter?

5. Who is the U.S. President who grants a reprieve to 265 of the Sioux Indians sentenced to death?

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