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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What illness does Tonseten suffer from?
2. What does Hans Olsa tell Per Hansa he has lost on his journey to their new home?
3. What kind of trees does Per Hansa bring back to plant around the house?
4. What is it that the settlers are particularly afraid of?
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the Hansa children?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Beret so afraid when Per Hansa leaves the settlement to go on trips?
2. Who has a problem with Per Hansa's house? Why? What does this character do when Per Hansa ignores his advice?
3. 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?
4. How does Per Hansa die? In what position is he found?
5. What is Beret Hansa's emotional/mental state in Book 1, Chapter 1 of the novel? Why?
6. How does Henry Solum's teach school in the settlement?
7. 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?
8. Why don't the neighbors want to visit the Hansa house?
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. What is Beret's attitude towards Per Hansa's success as a businessman? How does he feel about her attitude?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In a new found community, there are going to be good things that happen within the community and negative things as well. Discuss the positive or successful elements in the settlement on Spring Creek as well as the negative or unfortunate moments. How do they define the characters involved or the settlement itself? Provide examples.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the dynamic of husbands and wives in the novel and in pioneer life. How is this dynamic present among the settlers in Spring Creek? What is the relationship between Per Hansa and Beret? Hans Olsa and Sorine? Tonseten and Kjersti? How do these relationships differ? Which of these relationships do you think is the best. Explain using examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
The men and the women in the novel seem to have very separate and distinct roles in the novel. Describe the different roles in the novel. What are the roles of the men? Are these roles of typical pioneer men? What are the roles of the women? Are these roles of typical pioneer women? How are the men and women separated or characterized in the novel? Provide examples from the book.
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