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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Robert want his hair cut as short as possible?
(a) So Indians will be less inclined to scalp him.
(b) To keep it out of his eyes while working.
(c) To feel more masculine.
(d) To look more attractive to the young women.

2. What do the travelers realize as they pass over the prairie?
(a) They have made a mistake.
(b) They will need equipment to plow.
(c) They will never return to Sweden.
(d) They love this new land.

3. Who is Karl's younger brother who is also on the trip?
(a) Olander.
(b) Fiske.
(c) Robert.
(d) Steven.

4. Danjel notes that he fully expected God to destroy __________________.
(a) sinners.
(b) the king.
(c) him.
(d) Sweden.

5. What happens to a man who falls off the boat into the river?
(a) He swims to shore.
(b) He drowns.
(c) He is rescued by the captain.
(d) He is picked up by another boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the travelers call the prairie?

2. The members of the group fear that the final leg of the trip will be too strenuous for ________________.

3. Why does Robert not want to make a huge fortune?

4. What does Kristina cut up to make diapers and clothing for her new baby?

5. Because of the shock of the intruders in #109, Kristina goes into labor ___________ weeks early.

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