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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 the traveler buy from Karl?
(a) Milk.
(b) Fodder.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Rifle.

2. Why does Karl borrow five dollars from Danjel?
(a) To get a horse.
(b) To buy Christmas gifts.
(c) To pay a doctor.
(d) To buy food.

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

4. What do Karl and Kristina never discuss?
(a) Politics.
(b) Money.
(c) Sex.
(d) Religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family use as a dining table in their shanty?

2. What is the secret that Anders has been keeping?

3. What did Karl bring with him from Sweden which he realizes now will be very helpful?

4. When do Karl and Kristina move into their new home?

5. What does Karl produce and sell to some of his neighbors?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will Karl not allow Kristina borrow the money to pick up the letter from Sweden?

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

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

4. How do Karl and Kristina view the letter from Sweden differently?

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

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

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

8. Why is Kristina so melancholy as she unpacks the trunk?

9. Describe some of the challenges that Kristina has in keeping house and caring for her family at the new homestead.

10. What is Robert's plan for departing California and why does Arvid hesitate to go with him at first?

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