View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the children disappointed when Karl returns to the ship?
(a) He does not have any milk.
(b) He could not find any books.
(c) He did not buy any candy.
(d) He does not have any blankets.

2. What does Robert study in preparation for the farmers' new lives in America?
(a) The currency.
(b) The social customs.
(c) The religions.
(d) The seasons.

3. The group's late arrival in America means that they _______________________.
(a) cannot try to cross the mountains because of snow.
(b) may not be able to get a crop planted for this season.
(c) will not be able to make a land claim.
(d) will not have the right clothes for this season.

4. What is Danjel's religion?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Episcopalian.

5. How many children do Karl Oskar and his wife, Kristina, have?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the travelers realize as they pass over the prairie?

2. Where is Karl Oskar headed with his family?

3. Who is Ulrika's daughter?

4. When the boat stops periodically, a few men go ashore with a bundle and __________________.

5. To whom does Karl write a letter telling of the group's arrival in America?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 218 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample