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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danjel tell Arvid when Arvid says he is leaving for California?

2. What does Kristina ask Karl to buy but he does not have enough money?

3. What is the name of the closest town for Karl and Kristina?

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

5. How much does Kristina's new baby weigh?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poverty takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Moberg uses beautifully descriptive language in the book to help his readers see the world from his perspective. Without referring to the book, describe America using only your recall of Moberg's descriptions. How do you visualize rural life in 1850s Minnesota now that you have read Moberg's UNTO A GOOD LAND?

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