2. Why does Cora not want Nels to become a doctor?
(a) She wants him to join the army.
(b) She wants him to raise their children.
(c) She wants him to be a pilot.
(d) She wants him to work in her family's business.

3. What gift does Mama offer to Katrin instead of what she had really wants?
(a) A silver brooch.
(b) A pink dresser.
(c) A watch.
(d) A dog.

4. What is the chosen career path for Katrin?
(a) Acting.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Cooking.

5. What did Mama ask the other children after Dagmar went to bed?
(a) How to kill a cat.
(b) How to bury a cat.
(c) Where to take the cat before Dagmar woke up.
(d) Where to buy a new cat.

6. How is Mama able to afford the graduation gift?
(a) By trading an heirloom.
(b) By making one of her own.
(c) By using money from the bank account.
(d) By stealing it.

7. What does Sam call the food that Miss Durant eats?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Junk food.
(c) Cardboard.
(d) Rabbit food.

8. What sense is Aunt Elna missing?
(a) Sound.
(b) Sight.
(c) Speak.
(d) Touch.

9. In Chapter 9, what part of Papa is hurting him?
(a) His arm.
(b) His back.
(c) His head.
(d) His stomach.

10. Which aunt is having trouble keeping boarders?
(a) Aunt Marta.
(b) Aunt Trina.
(c) Aunt Elna.
(d) Aunt Jenny.

11. Which two men are doctors?
(a) Peder and John.
(b) Nels and Peder.
(c) Frank and Nels.
(d) James and Lewis.

12. How many Children does Mama have at the end of the book?
(a) 3 children.
(b) 6 children.
(c) 5 children.
(d) 4 children.

13. How much does the person Mama goes to see want to charge for the surgery?
(a) $200.
(b) $55.
(c) $500.
(d) $350.

14. Where does the family celebrate a wedding?
(a) Their home.
(b) The old chicken ranch.
(c) A church.
(d) On the bay.

15. What happens to Uncle Elizabeth in the end of Chapter 13?
(a) He is poisoned.
(b) He is stolen.
(c) He survives.
(d) He runs away.