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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. Back in Sweden, Ulrika was known as the parish _______________.
(a) cook.
(b) whore.
(c) teacher.
(d) maid.

2. If Kristina had not miscarried, this child would have been her ______________ one.
(a) thirteenth.
(b) seventh.
(c) fifth.
(d) tenth.

3. Who does Ulrika reveal to Karl to be the donor of the item to the church?
(a) Rose.
(b) Birgit.
(c) Ana.
(d) Ulrika.

4. Karl's home parish is suffering its worst crop failure in __________________.
(a) thirty-five years.
(b) over 100 years.
(c) ten years.
(d) fifty years.

5. Why are there so few men who can help fight against the Sioux Indians?
(a) Some men have religious objections to it.
(b) Some men take their families and move away.
(c) Many men are off fighting in the Civil War.
(d) Many men want to protect their own farms.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does it take for Kristina's delirium to break?

2. What is the possible reason that Karl and Kristina are not attacked by the Sioux Indians?

3. What is conscription?

4. Who is the U.S. President who grants a reprieve to 265 of the Sioux Indians sentenced to death?

5. What do the Sioux Indians take from Sven's farm after the massacre?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What things does Karl tell Lydia in last letter to her?

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

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

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