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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Karl view Kristina's pregnancy?
(a) He is joyful.
(b) He is terrified.
(c) He is cautiously optimistic.
(d) He thinks everything will be fine.

2. What is the main reason Kristina doesn't want Karl to go to war?
(a) She can't run the farm without help.
(b) She is concerned for his soul.
(c) She will miss him.
(d) She can't raise the children on her own.

3. A sand cliff on the west shore of Lake Chisago is shaped like _____________________.
(a) an arrow.
(b) a knife.
(c) a hawk.
(d) an Indian head.

4. How old are Karl and Kristina?
(a) In their fifties.
(b) In their forties.
(c) In their twenties.
(d) In their thirties.

5. What is the first state to reply to President Lincoln's call for soldiers?
(a) Maine.
(b) Montana.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Minnesota.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kristina prays to God so that ___________________.

2. What warning does Ulrika remind Karl of?

3. Danjel is _______________ cousin.

4. Which Indian tribe is rumored to be near the place where newlywed Sven has his claim?

5. The Swedish wife of the Baptist minister is _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first rule for immigrants and how does the author use the story of Anders Mansson's suicide to show it?

2. What topic does Ulrika bring up to Karl one day which embarrasses him?

3. What advice does Danjel give to Kristina about her prayers to God?

4. What is the author foreshadowing by writing about Karl's dreams of tilling his oak stand and the mention of the church bells?

5. Why does Kristina compare going to the doctor to immigrating?

6. What are Kristina's beliefs about the way white Christians treat the Indians?

7. What are the circumstances in which Karl and Kristina become intimate again?

8. How do Karl and Kristina differ in their views when Karl is rejected by the army?

9. What does Jonas Petter's admonition to Sven about moving to Meeker County foreshadow?

10. How is Karl conflicted between his civic duty and his wife's pleas regarding his decision to enlist for war?

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