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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 2 Home-Founding.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe the physical appearance of Per Hansa?
(a) Stocky.
(b) Lanky.
(c) Brown hair.
(d) Broad-shouldered.

2. What is Hans Olsa doing at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Talking to a friend.
(b) Building a sod house.
(c) Plowing his fields.
(d) Sleeping.

3. What kind of trees does Per Hansa bring back to plant around the house?
(a) Peach.
(b) Plum.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Fig.

4. What does Per Hansa bring back to camp in Book 1, Chapter 1 to appease his wife?
(a) A barrel of water.
(b) A new cow.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A dried mutton leg.

5. How old is Hans Olsa's daughter?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name And-Ongen mean?

2. Why does Per Hansa leave the camp in the middle of the night in Book 1, Chapter 1?

3. Where does Beret Hansa remember the family landed when they crossed the ocean from Norway?

4. What is the name of Hans Olsa's wife?

5. Why does Per Hans walk so far ahead of the caravan?

(see the answer key)

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