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

2. What happens to Karl on the way home from town?
(a) He is attacked by Indians.
(b) He gets lost in the snow.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He meets some new neighbors.

3. Which of Robert's Swedish friends made the trip with him to America?
(a) Sven.
(b) Nils.
(c) Arvid.
(d) Petter.

4. What is Ulrika going to do as soon as the weather is warm enough?
(a) Plant a flower garden.
(b) Get baptized.
(c) Pick wild strawberries.
(d) Take a trip to California.

5. What does Kanjel name his new farm?
(a) New Karragarde.
(b) New Varmlands.
(c) New Stockholm.
(d) New Lindsborg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Kristina wish she had a cat?

3. When it snows, Karl makes a rope of ________________ to tie between the house and the shed.

4. Who had paid for the passage of the man in #125 to America?

5. Where does Robert plan to go once the Spring thaw comes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Karl and Kristina do for Robert and his trip?

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

3. What does Karl produce that allows him to make a little bit of money?

4. What news does Karl share in a letter to his parents?

5. Why are Karl and Robert at odds over the Indian in the woods episode?

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

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

8. What advice does Robert give Arvid regarding his commitment to Danjel?

9. Why does Kristina seem to have more tolerance for Ulrika than Karl does?

10. What differing opinions do Karl, Kristina and Robert each have about Indians?

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