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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Karl irked?
(a) That Petrus calls his best friend a fool.
(b) Having Petrus comment on every aspect of their lives.
(c) That Petrus asks about their family plans.
(d) That Petrus calls his brother a fool.

2. What does Ulrika tell Kristina she is going to do?
(a) Send her children to public schools.
(b) Name her son Karl.
(c) Divorce Henry.
(d) Have a party at her house.

3. To whom does Karl write a letter at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) His parents.
(b) His brother.
(c) His sister.
(d) The U.S. government.

4. Where is Karl's house located?
(a) On the shores of Lake Ki-Chi-Saga.
(b) On the shores of Lake Osaegen.
(c) Halfway up a mountain.
(d) On the coast of a harbor that goes out to the sea.

5. Where does Ulrika Jackson live?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Stillwater.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Wichita.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karl say about their food supply?

2. Who is Arvid?

3. What does Petrus tell Kristina about Ulrika?

4. What does Ulrika think when she has a daughter?

5. When does Kristina think Robert will return to their farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Karl react when Robert responds to Karl's accusations and what does Robert do in response?

2. How does Robert get money from Mario and what does he do immediately after Mario's death?

3. How does Kristina feel about getting pregnant again, why does she feel that way and how does God enter into the picture?

4. How does Ulrika feel about having a baby girl?

5. What does Kristina notice about Robert?

6. What dream does Kristina have about a baby and how does she feel about the dream?

7. What does Kristina come to realize about her life and what is her hope? What does she tell Kristina about their lives?

8. What happens in Minnesota in 1858 and how does it affect Karl and his family?

9. What did Karl's sister Lydia ask in her letter, what is Karl's fear and what is Kristina's response to his fear?

10. How does Robert end up with the four thousand dollars he gave Karl?

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