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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. Robert believes that the Indians have a way of life ____________________.
(a) much preferable to his.
(b) which will soon be extinct.
(c) that is resourceful.
(d) that is wholesome.

2. One day when Robert is out hunting, he sees the tracks of which kind of animal?
(a) Bear.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Deer.
(d) Elk.

3. Why can the man in #142 not christen the new baby?
(a) He is not Lutheran.
(b) He is gone for the holidays.
(c) He is away on a hunt.
(d) He has retired.

4. A cliff near a creek strongly resembles ___________________.
(a) a lightning bolt.
(b) the shape of Sweden.
(c) a man's hat.
(d) the head of an Indian.

5. Who gives Johan the first coin that is his alone?
(a) Karl.
(b) Robert.
(c) Danjel.
(d) A traveler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a piece of furniture that Karl makes during the first winter?

2. Who does Kristina ask Karl to go for to help her during the birth of her child?

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

4. What does Kristina do when she thinks the men in #109 are going to kill her?

5. Who will christen the new baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain how Karl and Robert are very much alike even though they do not think so.

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Robert convince Karl that he can take care of himself?

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