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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. For what does Kristina pray?
(a) To have a grandchild.
(b) To live a few more years.
(c) To have another child.
(d) To get a good friend.

2. Why does Kristina not want to go to the doctor?
(a) Because there is no money to pay him.
(b) Because it is God's decision on how long she lives.
(c) Because she is too embarrassed.
(d) Because the trip is too long.

3. What type of apple tree has finally born fruit for Kristina?
(a) Astrakhan.
(b) Australian.
(c) American.
(d) Allspice.

4. Why does Kristina decide to be intimate with Karl again?
(a) Because only God rules her life.
(b) Because she thinks she will die soon.
(c) Because he threatens to divorce her.
(d) Because she thinks he will have an affair.

5. The _______________ does not have the same power in America that it did in Sweden.
(a) farmers.
(b) clergy.
(c) politicians.
(d) teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what issue does Manda Svensson come to see Kristina?

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

3. What is Kristina doing when she experiences intense abdominal pain and bleeds heavily?

4. What news is Kristina hesitant to tell Karl?

5. What bothers Kristina about the baptism ceremony in Ulrika's parishioners in Stillwater?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Karl and Kristina differ in their views of what her new pregnancy means?

4. What is Pastor Stenius' stance on where his religious powers reside and what role does he play in the disruption of the settlers and their religious beliefs?

5. How does Kristina feel about the doctor's warnings to her and what stance does Karl take on the subject?

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

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

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

9. What is Manda Svensson's moral dilemma regarding the baptism of her son and what advice does Kristina give her?

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

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