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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Sven prepare to give to the Sioux who come to his farm?

2. What causes a great influx of Swedish immigrants to Lake Chisago?

3. On whom does the last oak tree fall?

4. What year is it when Karl yields his largest crop?

5. At the wedding, Jonas Petter tells a story about what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Karl's feelings about God after the death of Kristina?

4. What does Karl think about the coffins he has built in his life as he builds Kristina's coffin?

5. Why do the Sioux Indians initiate war against the white settlers?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Kristina. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What is her daily life like? What motivates her during his lifetime?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book? List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the family in "The Last Letter Home". What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How do all the white settlers become a family of sorts? How are they bound like a family is bound together? Why is this bond stronger than natural ones in some cases?

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