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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. Who is the first to notice that the cows have gone missing after the men arrive home from town?
(a) Sam Solum.
(b) Sorine.
(c) Kjersti.
(d) Per Hansa.

2. Where are the four men, the first small caravan to visit the settlement, from?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Iowa.

3. By what means is the Hansa family traveling?
(a) Train.
(b) Horseback.
(c) Car.
(d) Covered wagon.

4. What is the name of the Hansas' rifle?
(a) Old Maria.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Old Faithful.
(d) Sweet Caroline.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the men who will travel to town in Book 1, Chapter 3?

2. Why does Per Hans walk so far ahead of the caravan?

3. How much does the Tronder woman charge Per Hansa for borrowing her bull for a year?

4. What does the name And-Ongen mean?

5. Where does Beret Hansa remember the family landed when they crossed the ocean from Norway?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman who has been tied in the back of the wagon do while she is at Per Hansa's house?

2. What is some of Beret's strange behavior that Per Hansa shares with the minister?

3. Describe the Hansa family.

4. Why don't the neighbors want to visit the Hansa house?

5. Describe the arrival of the minister and his physical appearance.

6. Describe the Hansa family's caravan.

7. From the exchange between Tonseten and Hans Olsa in the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2, what can you gather is their opinion of Per Hansa?

8. How does Per Hansa die? In what position is he found?

9. What is the story of the man and woman who come to Spring Creek with the woman tied up in the wagon?

10. What type of business does Per Hansa conduct regarding the furs from the Indians?

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