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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Per Hansa's purpose for buying the twine and knitting a net?
(a) To hold their clothing.
(b) To catch ducks.
(c) To catch rainwater.
(d) To keep the mosquitoes out.

2. How many children are in the Hansa family?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

4. What kind of food does the Hansa family have to eat every night?
(a) Raisins.
(b) Beef.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Rice.

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

6. Who tells Beret about the argument between the settlers of Spring Creek and the men of the large caravan?
(a) Kjersti.
(b) Per Hansa.
(c) Store-Hans.
(d) Hans Olsa.

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

8. What does Beret make for breakfast using the flour before Per goes to see the Hallings?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Bread.

9. Who are the spokesmen between the men of the large caravan and the settlers of Spring Creek?
(a) Sam Solum and Per Hansa.
(b) Hans Olsa and Harry Solum.
(c) Tonseten and Harry Solum.
(d) Hans Olsa and Tonseten.

10. Who finds the ducks on the prairie?
(a) Store-Hans and Ola.
(b) Beret and Kjersti.
(c) And-Ongen and Store-Hans.
(d) Per Hansa and Hans Olsa.

11. Where does the journey of the Hansa family begin?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Michigan.

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

13. What is it that the settlers are particularly afraid of?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Indian encounters.
(c) Losing their children.
(d) Winter.

14. Who is the author of Giants of the Earth?
(a) E. O. Hansa.
(b) R. O. Elvög.
(c) R. E. Olefsön.
(d) O. E. Rölvaag.

15. Where does Per Hansa tell Hans Olsa he will go to look for the cows?
(a) To the Indian settlement.
(b) To Sioux Falls.
(c) To the Sioux River.
(d) To the creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do the men bring back from their trip to town for Per Hansa?

2. What is Tonseten's problem with Per Hansa's house as he is building it?

3. What does Beret trip over as she leaves the house after a fight with Per Hansa, at the end of Book 1, Chapter 4?

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

5. Who gets into a physical fight with one of the men from the large caravan?

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