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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. Where is Karl Oskar headed with his family?
(a) California.
(b) Montana.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Arizona.

2. Ulrika is known as ______________________.
(a) the village teacher.
(b) the village seamstress.
(c) the village baker.
(d) the village whore.

3. What sign is Karl unable to read on the train?
(a) Please hand ticket to porter.
(b) Danger! Watch your step.
(c) No smoking.
(d) Dining car this way.

4. Karl is surprised to learn that Anders has only ____________ acres plowed in the time he has lived in America.
(a) 8.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

5. How far is Karl's homestead from the town of Taylor Falls?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 30 miles.
(c) 9 miles.
(d) 75 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the boat stops periodically, a few men go ashore with a bundle and __________________.

3. Robert hopes to earn enough money to find a doctor to help with ________________________.

4. What is Karl Oskar's last name?

5. Who gives food to Danjel's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the nature of Kristina's fears change as the journey progresses through the forest?

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

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

4. Who are the principal characters in the book and what is their destination for settling in America?

5. How does Robert's misunderstanding of the English language create a problem between Ulrika and Karl?

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

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

8. What is the nature of Karl's personality and what examples does the author give?

9. Why is the trip across the prairie a difficult one for the immigrants?

10. Why are the immigrants surprised by Anders' house?

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