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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert tell Kristina about death?
(a) He is afraid of it.
(b) He thinks it is a cruel joke of God's.
(c) It has no power over him.
(d) He will be dying soon.

2. Where do Karl and Kristina put the money?
(a) Under their mattress.
(b) In the vegetable shed.
(c) In a large storage chest.
(d) Buried in the back.

3. What does Robert do about Mario?
(a) Stays and nurses him.
(b) Keeps him in a church mission.
(c) Leaves him at a hospital.
(d) Takes him to Mario's sister's house.

4. What kind of work is Robert thinking about doing?
(a) Pressman.
(b) Banking.
(c) Farming.
(d) Opening a general store.

5. What does Robert give the children?
(a) Candy.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Coins.
(d) Small presents.

6. Why does Robert look different than when he left home?
(a) He has aged drastically.
(b) He is missing a leg.
(c) He is bald.
(d) He is shorter.

7. What does Robert do after Arvid dies?
(a) Finds a mule.
(b) Heads out looking for Mario.
(c) Buries him.
(d) Sits down can cries.

8. What does Robert think while he is soaking his feet?
(a) Kristina hates him.
(b) He wishes he'd never left Sweden.
(c) He is back in Sweden.
(d) He was ripped off in Grand City.

9. What was Robert's real reason for leaving Minnesota?
(a) To escape all masters.
(b) To get away from Kristina.
(c) To hurt his brother.
(d) To be a hero.

10. What does Mario give Robert?
(a) A signet ring.
(b) All of his mules.
(c) His watch.
(d) All of his possessions.

11. Why was Karl late returning from Stillwater?
(a) He was ill.
(b) He had to wait for the bank to check on his question about the money.
(c) He had trouble with the ox cart.
(d) He ran into some friends from Sweden.

12. What are Robert and Arvid doing when they meet Mario?
(a) Working on the river boats.
(b) Working in a tavern.
(c) Seeking a train heading west.
(d) Sleeping on the streets of the city.

13. How does Arvid die?
(a) Sun exposure.
(b) He fell from a cliff.
(c) A mule kicked him in the head.
(d) Drinking poison water.

14. What kind of things would Karl like to use the cash to buy?
(a) A new house.
(b) A trip back to Sweden.
(c) Clothes for the family.
(d) Oxen and farm implements.

15. How does Robert feel when he gets back to Mario's camp?
(a) Happy.
(b) Empty, with no desire for life.
(c) Very lucky.
(d) Enthusiastic about going to California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert's ear begin to do in St. Louis?

2. What was the building Robert goes to in Grand City?

3. What does Kristina discover under Robert's pillow?

4. What does Kristina notice when Robert returns to the house?

5. What bothers Karl the most about what Robert hasn't said?

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