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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert do with his money in Grand City?
(a) Invests it in a business.
(b) Buys a feed store.
(c) Buys real estate.
(d) Blows it gambling.

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

3. What did the building in Grand City used to be?
(a) A hotel and a bank.
(b) A potato cellar and a jail.
(c) A vegetable market.
(d) A wagoneer owned it.

4. Where does Robert soak his feet?
(a) In a river.
(b) In a stream.
(c) In a washbasin.
(d) In the lake.

5. What did Robert's ear begin to do in St. Louis?
(a) Talking to him.
(b) Being swollen and painful.
(c) Leaking a foul-smelling fluid.
(d) Nothing.

6. What does Robert say to Karl after their fight?
(a) He's sorry to upset Kristina.
(b) He can't stay there.
(c) He thinks Karl is greedy.
(d) He has no where to go.

7. What does Robert believe will happen when Karl finds out the money is good?
(a) Their life will be easier.
(b) Karl won't criticize him any longer.
(c) Kristina will love Robert.
(d) Karl will blow it on farming.

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

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

10. What bothers Karl the most about what Robert hasn't said?
(a) He has not told them exactly how he got the money.
(b) He has not told them what is wrong with himself.
(c) He has not said what he is going to do now.
(d) He has not told them Arvid's fate.

11. Where do Mario and Robert go from the desert?
(a) Tucson.
(b) Back to St. Louis.
(c) California.
(d) St. Joseph.

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

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

14. What are Robert and Arvid told about the road to California when they arrive in St. Louis?
(a) It has been blocked off by a landslide.
(b) It is a fairly easy trip.
(c) It is a very dangerous road due to bandits.
(d) It is too close to winter to go.

15. What does Kristina say about the money?
(a) They aren't any poorer than they were.
(b) It's not their money anyway.
(c) It makes no difference to the children.
(d) She doesn't have an opinion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Karl and Kristina put the money?

2. What does Robert tell Karl about his fortunes?

3. How does Robert feel when he gets back to Mario's camp?

4. What does Robert say when Karl asks him about Arvid's watch?

5. What does Robert give the children?

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