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

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

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

4. Who is Miss Skalrud?
(a) A Norwegian artist.
(b) A Swedish nurse.
(c) A Norwegian midwife.
(d) A new teacher.

5. What language does Karl speak most of the time now?
(a) German.
(b) Swedish.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Karl will never forgive God for ____________________.

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

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

5. Karl builds a coffin for Kristina with boards that had been intended for what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Ulrika's true reason for giving the bridal crown to the village church?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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