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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Danjel have?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. What tribe of Indians are the travelers likely to encounter on their trip?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Cheyenne.
(d) Chippewa.

3. Where does the group disembark from the steamboat in Chapter 9?
(a) Portland.
(b) Stillwater.
(c) Dubuque.
(d) Hansen.

4. What does Robert do faithfully each day while on the ship?
(a) Writes letters.
(b) Sketches in a journal.
(c) Studies English.
(d) Prays.

5. Why does Danjel think his child died?
(a) So she could be with her dead mother.
(b) Because he was angry with God.
(c) To give him one less mouth to feed.
(d) So Danjel would move his devotion back to God.

6. The members of the group think that the woman in the flowing robe on a coin must be _____________________.
(a) Lady Liberty.
(b) a saint.
(c) an angel.
(d) the president's wife.

7. Who is Robert's best friend?
(a) Lars.
(b) Sven.
(c) Arvid.
(d) Strom.

8. What is the name of the ship that arrives in Chapter 1?
(a) The Sentinel.
(b) The Charlotta.
(c) The Vagabond.
(d) The Raven.

9. Karl finds the land he wants by a lake called ____________________.
(a) Lakota.
(b) Potowatomee.
(c) Ki-Chi-Saga.
(d) Big Eagle.

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

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

12. The farmers and their families on board the ship are from which country?
(a) Austria.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Sweden.

13. Who wife died during the sea voyage?
(a) Sven's.
(b) Robert's.
(c) Danjel's.
(d) Anders'.

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

15. How far away from their final destination is the town in #61?
(a) 500 miles.
(b) 30 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert plan to not buy?

2. What is one of the items in Kristina's basket which is almost the last of the food for the group?

3. What does Karl think about Anders after spending some time with him?

4. What type of trees do the men take special note of in the forest?

5. Who cares for Danjel's children since Danjel's wife died?

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