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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 Karl get from Klas Albert in exchange for his daughter?
(a) A harness.
(b) A kerosene lamp.
(c) A vacuum cleaner.
(d) A map.

2. How many children does Ulrika have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

3. What is the possible reason that Karl and Kristina are not attacked by the Sioux Indians?
(a) Karl had been kind to the Indians when they needed food.
(b) Karl has not been working and the farm looks deserted.
(c) The Sioux won't bother attacking for just two people.
(d) Their farm is hidden away and out of the Sioux territory.

4. How many white settlers are left homeless from the Sioux Indian war?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 750.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 1,000.

5. Who is Karl angry with regarding Kristina's death?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Kristina.
(c) The midwife.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month is Karl's oak stand cleared?

2. Which woman has been recently widowed?

3. If Kristina had not miscarried, this child would have been her ______________ one.

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

5. How many coffins has Karl built in his life for family members?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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