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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 says, "The guilty will receive their punishment in the end"?
(a) Kjersti.
(b) Sam Solum.
(c) Beret.
(d) Per Hansa.
2. What is the name of the Hansas' rifle?
(a) Old Faithful.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Sweet Caroline.
(d) Old Maria.
3. What does Beret attack her boys with?
(a) A spoon.
(b) Her hand.
(c) A switch.
(d) A belt.
4. How old is Hans Olsa's daughter?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the men who will travel to town in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Syvert Tonseten.
(b) Hans Olsa.
(c) Sam Solum.
(d) Harry Solum.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do the settlers wait for Per Hansa to return from searching for the cows?
2. What does the injured Indian give Per Hansa in exchange for helping him?
3. What is the name of Tonseten's wife?
4. Why does Per Hans walk so far ahead of the caravan?
5. What town does Per Hansa travel to in Book 1, Chapter 5 to get supplies?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the weather in Book 1, Chapter 6. How does Beret feel about the whitewashing? What does it have to do with the weather?
2. 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?
3. What are the hardships of pioneer life as described in the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 4?
4. Describe Per Hansa's plan for his house.
5. In the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2, we see Hans Olsa at work. What is he busy doing and why does he keep getting distracted?
6. How does Beret come to attack her boys with a switch in Book 1, Chapter 5? How do they react and what do they tell their father about the source of the red welts left by the switch?
7. What business proposition does Torkel Tallaksen present to Per Hansa? What is Per Hansa's response?
8. How does Beret find out about the name stakes that Per Hansa removes? What is her opinion of the event?
9. How does the first group of visitors, strangers passing through on their way to settle further west, to the Spring Creek Settlement affect the settlers of Spring Creek?
10. What happens to Hans Olsa in the final chapter of the book?
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