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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. Why do the Sioux Indians begin killing white settlers?
(a) Because the whites stole their land.
(b) Because they are just killers by nature.
(c) Because an Indian woman was kidnapped by white settlers.
(d) Because some Indian children were killed by white boys.

2. What item does Klas Albert convince Karl to buy for the house?
(a) An apple corer.
(b) A vacuum cleaner.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A kerosene lamp.

3. What is the nature of Kristina's illness?
(a) She has a broken leg.
(b) She has a migraine.
(c) She has miscarried again.
(d) She has influenza.

4. What do the Sioux Indians take from Sven's farm after the massacre?
(a) Guns.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Knives.
(d) Food.

5. What is the name of the battle where U.S. soldiers fight the Sioux Indians on August 18, 1862?
(a) Battle of Orion Springs.
(b) Battle of Great Oak.
(c) Battle of Hopewell.
(d) Battle of Redwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the plight of the Sioux Indians when the government does not pay them?

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

3. How many white settlers are killed in the Sioux Indian war?

4. In what year does the federal government promise to pay the Sioux Indians for their land?

5. What body part is most injured when the oak tree falls on the person in #161?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What injury does Karl sustain that will plague him for the rest of his life?

3. How does the Indian cliff take on a more threatening presence as the Indian attacks increase?

4. What is the reason that so many people emigrate to Lake Chisago from Sweden

5. What does Karl feel about Marta's marrying Klas Albert, and what does Karl ask for in exchange for Marta?

6. What is Karl's perspective on God since he has sustained his injury?

7. How does the changing Indian cliff serve as a metaphor for the sorrows of the Sioux Indians?

8. Why is Ulrika upset at her son's choice of occupation?

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

10. Why does Karl not evacuate to town when the other settlers are doing so?

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