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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. Which of the following is NOT a topic included in the letter Karl sends to his sister?
(a) The assassination of President Lincoln.
(b) The victory of the Union army.
(c) The Sioux Indian war.
(d) The capture of Lincoln's assassin.

2. On whom does the last oak tree fall?
(a) Nils.
(b) Jonas.
(c) Johan.
(d) Karl.

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

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

5. What upsets Kristina when she awakens from her comatose state?
(a) The house is a mess.
(b) It is raining in a window.
(c) The children are hungry.
(d) Karl has not been sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men evacuate the women for safety from the Indians?

2. Karl will never forgive God for ____________________.

3. What is Whitsuntide?

4. Ulrika is angry at her son who has chosen to be _____________________ instead of a minister.

5. Where is Klas and Marta's home located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kristina's state of mind during her illness and why does Karl not tell her about the ringing church bells?

2. What item does Klas Albert convince Karl to buy, and what benefit does it bring to Karl's family?

3. Why do the Sioux Indians initiate war against the white settlers?

4. What food does Karl give to Kristina and how does Karl know that Kristina is dead?

5. Why does Karl decide to send wheat back to Sweden and why does he send his best crop?

6. Which of Karl and Kristina's relatives are killed in the first Indian attack, and who is the only one to survive?

7. How does Ulrika reveal to Karl that she donated the bridal crown to the village church?

8. How does Karl embarrass his sons sometimes when he speaks now that he is older?

9. Who is William J. Sturgis, and what heroic act did he perform in the duty of warning settlers about the Indian attacks?

10. How many Sioux Indians did President Lincoln pardon, and how did the remaining 38 behave on the way to the gallows?

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