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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, in Book 1, Chapter 4, says, "We need a preacher, I hear...Well, now we've got one!"?
(a) Tonseten.
(b) Beret.
(c) Per Hansa.
(d) Henry Solum.

2. What does Hans Olsa tell Per Hansa he has lost on his journey to their new home?
(a) A horse.
(b) Cooking supplies.
(c) A mutton leg.
(d) A pair of pants.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the men who will travel to town in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Syvert Tonseten.
(b) Sam Solum.
(c) Hans Olsa.
(d) Harry Solum.

4. What does Per Hansa do after he finds the stakes in the ground?
(a) He goes to inquire about them in town.
(b) He removes them and hides them.
(c) He leaves them where he finds them.
(d) He immediately tells Hans Olsa about them.

5. What animal does Tonseten actually manage to hunt and kill using his crowbar?
(a) A deer.
(b) A bear.
(c) A duck.
(d) A badger.

6. Where is the Hansa family headed?
(a) California.
(b) Utah Territory.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Dakota Territory.

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

8. Where does Per Hansa plan on getting wood for the roof of his house?
(a) The Sioux River.
(b) Wal-mart.
(c) The Black Hills Forest.
(d) Spring Creek.

9. What does Per Hansa name the pony that is given to him by the Indian chief?
(a) Rosie.
(b) Injun.
(c) Patches.
(d) Brindlesides.

10. Who in Per Hansa's family believes the family should travel back east for the winter?
(a) Beret.
(b) Ola.
(c) Store-Hans.
(d) Per Hansa.

11. What town does Per Hansa travel to in Book 1, Chapter 5 to get supplies?
(a) Worthington.
(b) Wichita.
(c) Rockford.
(d) Sioux Falls.

12. What does Per Hansa offer to Beret when he comes home in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Barrettes.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Tobacco.

13. Where does Beret Hansa remember the family landed when they crossed the ocean from Norway?
(a) New York.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Providence.
(d) Quebec.

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

15. Why do the members of the large caravan, who had decided to settle close to Spring Creek, come to Per Hansa's farm?
(a) To demand he leave the settlement.
(b) To sell some whiskey.
(c) To buy potatoes.
(d) To borrow farming equipment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first crop that Per Hansa wants to plant on his land?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the physical appearance of Per Hansa?

3. What does Per Hansa find on his plot of land when he first goes to inspect it?

4. Who gives the new Norwegian settlers a tour of Spring Creek?

5. What kind of food does the Hansa family have to eat every night?

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