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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 5 Facing the Great Desolation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness does Tonseten suffer from?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Rheumatism.
(d) Depression.

2. Why do the men have to take a trip to town in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) To get people to join the settlement.
(b) To gather wood.
(c) To replenish the food supply.
(d) To buy more seeds.

3. Where do the settlers wait for Per Hansa to return from searching for the cows?
(a) At Hans Olsa's house.
(b) At Beret's house.
(c) By the creek.
(d) At Henry Solum's house.

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

5. What is the name of the Hansa's cow?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Helga.
(c) Rosie.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Per Hansa's purpose for buying the twine and knitting a net?

2. Which of the following is NOT a type of seed that Beret brought to plant in addition to the main crop?

3. What is Hans Olsa doing at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?

4. Where do the settlers have to go to make their claim to the land official?

5. By what means is the Hansa family traveling?

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