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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are in the first group of Norwegian settlers that come to Spring Creek?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

2. How many wagons does the large caravan that was the second to arrive at Spring Creek consist of?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

3. What is Tonseten's first name?
(a) Hallbjorn.
(b) Hans.
(c) Syvert.
(d) Joerund.

4. What is Hans Olsa doing at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Plowing his fields.
(b) Building a sod house.
(c) Talking to a friend.
(d) Sleeping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Beret about the argument between the settlers of Spring Creek and the men of the large caravan?

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

3. What is the name of Hans Olsa's wife?

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

5. Why does Per Hansa leave the camp in the middle of the night in Book 1, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Hansa family doing as the novel opens? Why?

2. What do the settlers discuss changing their names to? What name does Per refuse and what name does he decide would be a good name for his family?

3. Why does Beret agree with Per Hansa's plans for the house? Does she explain this reasoning to her husband? Why or why not?

4. Why does Tonseten need to talk to the minister in private?

5. What are the effects of the winter of 1880-1881 on the settlement at Spring Creek?

6. How does Beret change in the last chapter of the book?

7. Who has a problem with Per Hansa's house? Why? What does this character do when Per Hansa ignores his advice?

8. How does Beret find out about the name stakes that Per Hansa removes? What is her opinion of the event?

9. Why does Per Hansa go to the Indian camp in Book 1, Chapter 3? What does he discover once he gets there?

10. In Book 1, Chapter 4, Per Hansa is surveying his property and finds wooden stakes in the ground. Where does Per find the stakes, what do they mean, and how does he react to this discovery?

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