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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 1 On the Border of Utter Darkness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What place does Per Hansa hope to find when he leaves the camp in the middle of the night?
(a) An Indian village.
(b) Split Rock Creek.
(c) The city of Jackson.
(d) The Dakota Territory.

2. Where does Tonseten tell the new Norwegian settlers that they can find wood?
(a) Spring Creek.
(b) The Sioux River.
(c) Sioux Falls.
(d) Filmore County.

3. In Book 1, Chapter 1, what is the family doing?
(a) Fleeing from persecution.
(b) Moving to a new place.
(c) Going to town for supplies.
(d) Going to visit their cousins.

4. What does Beret call the blizzards?
(a) Monster.
(b) Coldness.
(c) Nightmares.
(d) Blinding.

5. How much money does Per make buying and selling furs the first year?
(a) 50 dollars.
(b) 210 dollars.
(c) 140 dollars.
(d) 85 dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Per Hansa plan on getting wood for the roof of his house?

2. What kind of trees does Per Hansa bring back to plant around the house?

3. What name does Per Hansa refuse to let Beret be known by?

4. Whose house does Per Hansa come upon after he is lost in the blizzard with his oxen?

5. Who says, "The guilty will receive their punishment in the end"?

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