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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what years does the winter snow fall from mid-October to mid-April?
(a) 1864-1864.
(b) 1880-1881.
(c) 1800-1801.
(d) 1980-1981.

2. What does Beret say living in a sod house does?
(a) Turns people into animals.
(b) Ruins the family's clothing.
(c) Helps save money for the future.
(d) Keeps the family warm at night.

3. What does Henry Solum offer to Per Hansa for the winter?
(a) His labor.
(b) His books.
(c) His cow.
(d) His wagon.

4. What is the name of the Indian settlement where Per Hansa travels to buy furs?
(a) Gustaveau.
(b) Flandreau.
(c) Strasbourg.
(d) Orleans.

5. Where does Hans Olsa decide to spend the night so that he doesn't get lost in the snowstorm in Book 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Down by Spring Creek.
(b) At Per Hansa's house.
(c) With Tonseten.
(d) In the shed with the cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the women suggest that Per Hansa quickly christen his new child after birth?

2. Whose house does the minister arrive at first?

3. How long do the locusts plague the settlers?

4. What do the Solum boys build to help them return East?

5. Where are the settlers when the question of changing their names comes up?

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