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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karl go in search of when the boat docks one day to take on wood?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Books.
(c) Food and milk.
(d) Blankets.

2. Karl is surprised to learn that Anders has only ____________ acres plowed in the time he has lived in America.
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 20.

3. When the boat stops periodically, a few men go ashore with a bundle and __________________.
(a) money.
(b) shovels.
(c) whiskey.
(d) lanterns.

4. What kind of animal does Karl see which has fallen into the water?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Horse.
(c) Cow.
(d) Mule.

5. Who is the guide the ship's captain locates to help Karl and the others get to their destination?
(a) Anderson Blum.
(b) Long Landberg.
(c) Jons Dahlgren.
(d) Loffe Ekstrom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will Karl and Kristina not allow their children to eat the food on the ship?

2. How long has Anders lived in America?

3. Kristina is pregnant with a child who will be born before __________________.

4. Some of the people who have come to America have _________________ motives.

5. What is the name of the ship that will take the group almost all the way to their destination?

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