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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. What does Kristina dream she is doing in her dream?
(a) Swinging on an ox thong.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Riding a horse.
(d) Picking apples.

2. In what town were the condemned Sioux Indians hanged in 1862?
(a) Hopewell.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Mankato.
(d) Orion.

3. What disappoints Karl about Marta's wedding?
(a) He doesn't like her husband.
(b) The engagement was too short.
(c) Marta did not hug him when she left.
(d) The wedding was too expensive.

4. Kristina tells Karl that she dreamed she was in ___________________.
(a) Sweden.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) New York.

5. The gold promised to the Sioux Indians in 1861 finally arrives at _______________ in August of 1862.
(a) Fort Hopewell.
(b) Fort Dalton.
(c) Fort Ridgely.
(d) Fort Recovery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ulrika reveal to Karl to be the donor of the item to the church?

2. How many Sioux Indians are sentenced to death for their part in the war between the Sioux and the white settlers?

3. What tone does Karl take in his prayer with God after his injury?

4. What name had Karl given to his farm originally?

5. What makes Karl forget about the Sioux Indian scare for periods of time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the state of Kristina's health after three days and how does she behave that frightens Karl?

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

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

7. What is confirmed about Kristina's illness when she has abdominal pain and bleeding again?

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

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

10. What occurs to exaggerate Karl's anxiety while Kristina is ill?

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