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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. What does Per Hansa bring back to camp in Book 1, Chapter 1 to appease his wife?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A new cow.
(c) A barrel of water.
(d) A dried mutton leg.

2. Who is most upset that Rosie is missing?
(a) Hans Olsa.
(b) Ola.
(c) Store-Hans.
(d) Per Hansa.

3. 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 sell some whiskey.
(b) To demand he leave the settlement.
(c) To buy potatoes.
(d) To borrow farming equipment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Per Hansa send down to the creek to look for the missing cows?

2. Who is the interpreter in the conversation between the men of the large caravan and the settlers of Spring Creek?

3. What chore does Per Hansa give to Ole while he is away at town?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what is happening when the locusts come to the settlement. What is the reaction of the settlers?

3. Describe Per Hansa's plan for his house.

4. What happens to Beret after she comes to know the minister and after he leaves?

5. What happens to the cows of the settlement toward the end of Book 1, Chapter 3? What is the reaction of the settlers?

6. What do the settlers do to try to help Hans Olsa when he is on his death bed?

7. What happens to Hans Olsa in the final chapter of the book?

8. Describe the Hansa family's caravan.

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

10. What does Per Hansa notice about his wife in Book 1, Chapter 6? What does he think causes it and what does he try to do about it?

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