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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the minister want to baptize?
(a) The children.
(b) Beret Hansa.
(c) The Indians.
(d) Tonseten.

2. What is the name of the Indian settlement where Per Hansa travels to buy furs?
(a) Strasbourg.
(b) Gustaveau.
(c) Orleans.
(d) Flandreau.

3. What does Hans Olsa suggest Peder become when he grows up?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Governor.
(d) Traveler.

4. Why does Beret tell Per Hansa that it does no good to cry?
(a) Crying doesn't accomplish anything.
(b) There is no one in the place to hear him.
(c) It will set a bad example for the children.
(d) It will make everyone else upset too.

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

6. Where do the men go to get more wood in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Worthington.
(b) Sioux Falls.
(c) Sioux River.
(d) Filmore County.

7. What has Per Hansa had to do because of the growth of his farm?
(a) Build more houses.
(b) Have more children.
(c) Sell his land.
(d) Hire extra hands.

8. What does Per Hansa think his wife's strange behavior is caused by?
(a) Fever.
(b) Her pregnancy.
(c) Food poisoning.
(d) Her gender.

9. What type of meat do the Hansas share with their neighbors?
(a) Moose.
(b) Deer.
(c) Duck.
(d) Bear.

10. What does Per Hansa find when he goes to check on Beret after harvesting the wheat?
(a) She has barricaded the door.
(b) She has made a large supper.
(c) She has burned the house down.
(d) She has run away with the children.

11. What is another name for Peder Seier?
(a) Seiersa.
(b) Hans Per.
(c) Store-Per.
(d) Permand.

12. What does the minister ask of the people of the house when he first arrives?
(a) Lodging for himself and his horse.
(b) Directions to the next settlement.
(c) Firewood for his campfire.
(d) Food to take with him on his journey.

13. Whose house does Per Hansa come upon after he is lost in the blizzard with his oxen?
(a) The Baarstad family.
(b) The Vossing family.
(c) The Hallings family.
(d) Tonseten's house.

14. Why does Per Hansa check the ground before he plants?
(a) To see if there are any rocks or stones in the ground.
(b) To see how dry the soil is.
(c) To see if he has already planted seeds there.
(d) To see how many worms are in the soil.

15. What does Per Hansa name his new baby?
(a) Hans Per.
(b) Hans Peder.
(c) Kristian Seier.
(d) Peder Seier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beret prepare for her husband before he sets off on his journey?

2. Why do Per Hansa and his sons sift through the seed before they plant them?

3. What are the clouds becoming to Beret as she stares into them?

4. Whom is the minister's communion Sunday service sermon about?

5. What does Beret persuade Per Hansa to build?

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