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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. Which of the following does NOT describe the physical appearance of Per Hansa?
(a) Broad-shouldered.
(b) Brown hair.
(c) Lanky.
(d) Stocky.

2. What task does Per Hansa give to Ola when he returns from town in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) To knit the net.
(b) To hunt for bears.
(c) To chop wood.
(d) To feed the horse.

3. What is the name of Kjersti's cow?
(a) Patches.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Honey.
(d) Brindlesides.

4. Who is the interpreter in the conversation between the men of the large caravan and the settlers of Spring Creek?
(a) Sam Solum.
(b) Per Hansa.
(c) Kjersti.
(d) Beret.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what nationality is the large caravan that was the second to arrive at Spring Creek?

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

3. What is the date on which Per Hansa receives a deed to the property he has claimed?

4. Who helps Per Hansa clean the sick Indian's injury?

5. What is the first crop that Per Hansa wants to plant on his land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Hans Olsa, Tonseten and Harry Solum bring back from their trip to town? What is the atmosphere of the settlement when the men return?

2. Describe the weather in Book 1, Chapter 6. How does Beret feel about the whitewashing? What does it have to do with the weather?

3. 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?

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

5. What are the hardships of pioneer life as described in the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 4?

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

7. Describe what happens to Per Hansa when he decides to go on a trip with the men using his oxen and gets lost in a blizzard.

8. 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?

9. After the locusts first come and the men finish plowing the fields, Per goes to check on Beret to see how she has fared during the attack. What does he find when he returns home and how does he react?

10. Why does Beret begin packing up the family's possessions in a trunk while Per Hansa is away at town in Book 1, Chapter 5?

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