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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 does Kristina dream she is doing in her dream?

2. Who is Karl angry with regarding Kristina's death?

3. Kristina's dream transitions from a pleasant situation to one in which she ________________________.

4. How many white settlers are left homeless from the Sioux Indian war?

5. Who is the only person at Sven's house to escape being killed by the Sioux?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How many Sioux Indians did President Lincoln pardon, and how did the remaining 38 behave on the way to the gallows?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is William J. Sturgis, and what heroic act did he perform in the duty of warning settlers about the Indian attacks?

10. What does Karl learn about why Klas Albert had paid for the wheat shipment back to Sweden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the two major settings for the novel. Why does Moberg use the settings he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Create a brief character study of Sven. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him during his lifetime?

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