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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. How much did the item in #153 cost?
2. What upsets Kristina when she awakens from her comatose state?
3. In what year does the federal government promise to pay the Sioux Indians for their land?
4. What is Karl's last name?
5. What name had Karl given to his farm originally?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Karl feel about Marta's marrying Klas Albert, and what does Karl ask for in exchange for Marta?
2. What is the toll on the settlers during the Sioux Indian war?
3. How does Karl behave in the years after Kristina's death?
4. How does Karl embarrass his sons sometimes when he speaks now that he is older?
5. What item does Klas Albert convince Karl to buy, and what benefit does it bring to Karl's family?
6. What is Ulrika's true reason for giving the bridal crown to the village church?
7. What is confirmed about Kristina's illness when she has abdominal pain and bleeding again?
8. Which of Karl and Kristina's relatives are killed in the first Indian attack, and who is the only one to survive?
9. What are Karl's feelings about God after the death of Kristina?
10. Why does Karl not evacuate to town when the other settlers are doing so?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Moberg is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony. Briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.
Essay Topic 3
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two examples about struggle in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of struggle.
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