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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. One of the first men to welcome the new settlers is Samuel ______________.
(a) Nyberg.
(b) Bruun.
(c) Carlsson.
(d) Nojd.

3. Where do many of the passengers go ashore when the ship makes a stop?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Chicago.

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

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

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

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

8. What disease do the authorities check for before allowing the passengers to disembark?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Cholera.

9. Kristina is pregnant with a child who will be born before __________________.
(a) the end of Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) the house is built.
(d) Christmas.

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

11. What does Kristina note about Danjel's family?
(a) Their shoes are very worn.
(b) They seem very sad.
(c) They appear ill.
(d) They do not have any food.

12. The members of the group fear that the final leg of the trip will be too strenuous for ________________.
(a) Ana.
(b) Fina-Kajsa.
(c) Ulrikas.
(d) Kristina.

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

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

15. What is the name of the park where the new emigrants gather?
(a) MacArthur Park.
(b) Liberty Park.
(c) Battery Park.
(d) Central Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Karl and Kristina's children died while they were still in Sweden?

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

3. What tribe of Indians are the travelers likely to encounter on their trip?

4. What does Fina-Kajas ask her son when she sees him?

5. Why is Ulrika angry with Karl?

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