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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a requirement for the men as they select their homesteads?
(a) A church close by.
(b) Running water nearby.
(c) Apple trees.
(d) Short distance to town.

2. What is Karl Oskar's last name?
(a) Swenson.
(b) Johanssen.
(c) Nilsson.
(d) Nyberg.

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

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

5. Who is Ulrika's daughter?
(a) Linnea.
(b) Kareena.
(c) Becka.
(d) Elin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Karl finds the land he wants by a lake called ____________________.

2. What do the travelers call the prairie?

3. Danjel notes that he fully expected God to destroy __________________.

4. Karl is surprised to learn that Anders has only ____________ acres plowed in the time he has lived in America.

5. One of the first men to welcome the new settlers is Samuel ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story Robert tells Elin about his and Arvid's adventure in New York and why does he feel the need to embellish?

2. When does the group encounter Anders and why is Fina-Kajsa upset with him?

3. What are Kristina's feelings about her new house in America and what is the only positive thing she can say to Karl?

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

5. What role does religion play in the decisions of the immigrants to leave Sweden and come to America?

6. Who is Henry O. Jackson and how does he help the group?

7. What happens to Karl when he goes ashore to buy food one day?

8. What suffers in Karl and Kristina's marriage due to Karl's ambition?

9. What is the nature of Robert's health problem and how did he sustain it?

10. Who is Lill-Marta and why does she cause such alarm as the boat is ready to depart?

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