View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frivolous purchase has Ulrika made?
(a) Earrings.
(b) A hat.
(c) A brooch.
(d) A stole.

2. What does Karl carry on his back on the way back from town?
(a) A bag of oranges.
(b) A sack of flour.
(c) A bag of toys.
(d) A side of beef.

3. Because of the shock of the intruders in #109, Kristina goes into labor ___________ weeks early.
(a) two.
(b) five.
(c) three.
(d) four.

4. What is the only piece of furniture in the shanty?
(a) A chair.
(b) The chest.
(c) A table.
(d) A bed.

5. Why does Kristina wish she had a cat?
(a) She does not like cats.
(b) To chase away the rats.
(c) For company.
(d) To remind her of home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will care for Danjel's children when Ulrika leaves?

2. At whose house does Karl stop on the way home from the post office?

3. What does Anders loan to Karl and Kristina for the winter?

4. Robert is secretly making plans to go to _____________ to live.

5. A cliff near a creek strongly resembles ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What challenges does Kristina face in feeding her family at their new homestead?

2. What are some of the signs in nature that signal the coming of Spring?

3. Why is the table that Karl builds such a significant element for the home?

4. How does Karl get the money to pick up the letter from Sweden?

5. How does Karl learn what Anders' secret is?

6. What motivates Karl to work even harder on the new cabin, with whose help does it get accomplished, and how is the home celebrated?

7. Why can't Karl pick up the letter that has arrived from Sweden?

8. What is the irony of all the fodder that Karl has available to him now?

9. Explain why money is such a source of tension between Karl and Kristina.

10. Describe Robert's harried hunting trip when he spies an Indian in a tree.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,254 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample