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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a piece of furniture that Karl makes during the first winter?
(a) Cradle.
(b) Table.
(c) Chairs.
(d) Armoire.

2. What does Anders loan to Karl and Kristina for the winter?
(a) Coats.
(b) Blankets.
(c) A cow.
(d) Food.

3. What does Karl notice about the man in #162 when he stops at his house?
(a) He has cholera.
(b) He is in a coma.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is praying.

4. Who had paid for the passage of the man in #125 to America?
(a) Danjel.
(b) Nels.
(c) Karl.
(d) Lindberg.

5. Who sent the letter that Karl is now able to get at the post office?
(a) Kristina's godmother.
(b) Kristina's parents.
(c) His parents.
(d) Robert.

6. How much money does Karl give Robert for his trip to California?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) One dollar.

7. Why does Robert want his hair cut as short as possible?
(a) So Indians will be less inclined to scalp him.
(b) To feel more masculine.
(c) To look more attractive to the young women.
(d) To keep it out of his eyes while working.

8. A cliff near a creek strongly resembles ___________________.
(a) the shape of Sweden.
(b) the head of an Indian.
(c) a lightning bolt.
(d) a man's hat.

9. What did Karl bring with him from Sweden which he realizes now will be very helpful?
(a) Elderberry bushes.
(b) Fishing supplies.
(c) Seed corn.
(d) Maps.

10. What is the profession of the man in #172?
(a) Postmaster and Hotel Owner.
(b) Banker and Blacksmith.
(c) Postmaster and Blacksmith.
(d) Postmaster and Storekeeper.

11. Who does Kristina ask Karl to go for to help her during the birth of her child?
(a) Ulrika.
(b) Gunilla.
(c) Ana.
(d) Margot.

12. Kristina learns that Ulrika is to marry ______________________.
(a) Walter H. Abbott.
(b) Charles Meyers.
(c) Thomas Sanderson.
(d) Philip J. Bowdoin.

13. Robert believes that the sounds he hears in the bushes is __________________.
(a) elk.
(b) bears.
(c) deer.
(d) arrows.

14. Karl had only enough money to build their house or buy _______________.
(a) a cow.
(b) furniture.
(c) a plow.
(d) new coats.

15. Why can the man in #142 not christen the new baby?
(a) He is away on a hunt.
(b) He is gone for the holidays.
(c) He is not Lutheran.
(d) He has retired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danjel tell Arvid when Arvid says he is leaving for California?

2. Who does Karl tell Kristina that the letter is from?

3. Who has proposed to Ulrika?

4. What does Kristina do when she thinks the men in #109 are going to kill her?

5. What religion does Ulrika feel is best for her?

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