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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. Why does Robert want his hair cut as short as possible?
(a) So Indians will be less inclined to scalp him.
(b) To keep it out of his eyes while working.
(c) To look more attractive to the young women.
(d) To feel more masculine.

2. What name is given to the new baby?
(a) Lars Karl Danjel.
(b) Nils Oskar Danjel.
(c) Sven Oskar Danjel.
(d) Erik Robert Danjel.

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

4. Kristina continues to battle ___________________.
(a) mosquitoes.
(b) starvation.
(c) homesickness.
(d) cholera.

5. What do Karl and Kristina think as they watch Robert and Arvid leave?
(a) They will probably get lost.
(b) They may never see them again.
(c) They will be very wealthy one day.
(d) They will be back in a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the agitated Robert tell Karl when he returns home?

2. Kristina learns that Ulrika is to marry ______________________.

3. One day when Robert is out hunting, he sees the tracks of which kind of animal?

4. What does Karl believe about the Indians?

5. Who does Ulrika plan to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What precautions does Karl take for the family after Robert's experience with the Indian in the woods?

2. What does Karl discover in the woods that makes him approach Robert about the veracity of his Indian attack story?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who loans Karl a cow for the winter, and why is the loan such a blessing to the family?

10. What is Robert's plan for his future?

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