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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert plan to not buy?
(a) A tractor.
(b) Seed corn.
(c) A house.
(d) Too many possessions.

2. Where does Anders take the men?
(a) To church.
(b) To the doctor's office.
(c) To the courthouse.
(d) To find the land they want to homestead.

3. Some of the people who have come to America have _________________ motives.
(a) adventurous.
(b) financial.
(c) religious.
(d) political.

4. Why is the Indian in the tree?
(a) He is a runaway.
(b) He is dead and secured there until the ground thaws for burial.
(c) He has a good vantage point for hunting.
(d) He is a lookout.

5. What do the travelers call the prairie?
(a) A wasteland.
(b) A sea of grass.
(c) A blessing.
(d) A mirage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karl go in search of when the boat docks one day to take on wood?

2. What does Robert do faithfully each day while on the ship?

3. Which one of the children is missing when it is time to re-board the ship?

4. Why does the steamboat captain warn the passengers to not stay in the area where they disembark?

5. What disease do the authorities check for before allowing the passengers to disembark?

(see the answer key)

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