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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. After her diagnosis, Kristina feels that she is useless as ________________.
(a) a mother.
(b) a seamstress.
(c) a cook.
(d) a wife.

2. What is the predominant religion in the St. Croix Valley area?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Methodist.

3. How long does Karl have to wait for Kristina to leave her doctor's appointment?
(a) A few minutes.
(b) One hour.
(c) Two hours.
(d) A half hour.

4. What does Karl dream of tilling on his claim?
(a) The pine tree stand.
(b) The orchard.
(c) The meadow.
(d) The oak stand.

5. Why is Kristina anxious for the apples to ripen?
(a) To make pies for the church bake sale.
(b) To share a piece of her childhood with her children.
(c) To dry apples for the long winter.
(d) To can apples to give as gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first state to reply to President Lincoln's call for soldiers?

2. Why does Kristina not want to go to the doctor?

3. Kristina maintains that ____________________ is wrong about her illness.

4. What is Karl Oskar's last name?

5. How long have Karl and Kristina been married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Kristina make for herself regarding which religion to follow and how does she show independence in her relationship with God?

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

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

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

5. What is the irony of Kristina's praying that her children are not left motherless, and the letter Karl receives from his sister?

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

7. How do Karl's religious beliefs differ from Kristina's?

8. How do Karl and Kristina differ on the religious aspects of killing in the war?

9. What is the major point of contention in the religious beliefs among the Swedish Lutheran settlers and Swedish revivalist, Frederick Nilsson?

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

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