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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. What is the literary term for Inga Lena's living all her life on land yet being buried at sea?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Irony.
(d) Simile.

2. How old is Captain Lorentz?
(a) 67.
(b) 38.
(c) 60.
(d) 49.

3. Why does Captain Lorentz feel sorry for Karl Oskar?
(a) He knows his children have disappointed him.
(b) He thinks Kristina will die.
(c) He knows he doesn't have any money.
(d) He thinks he is too ill to start a new life.

4. The peasants begin to think of Sweden as a cottage with steady walls _________________.
(a) that reach to the sky.
(b) on a steady ground.
(c) with roses climbing up.
(d) and many windows.

5. Who is the only person other than Ulrika of Vastergohl to avoid seasickness?
(a) Karl Oskar.
(b) Robert Nilsa.
(c) Piers Vosberg.
(d) Markus Svenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Frederik supposed to go for another job he tells Frederik about?

2. What had the elderly man who died brought with him to take to his son?

3. For the seamen, the disappearance of ________________ is a bad omen.

4. The passengers on the ship are separated by ______________________.

5. Which child is Kristina breastfeeding while on the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Inga Lena's funeral prompt the captain to give his philosophy on life and death?

2. Why is passing the English coast a crossroads for the passengers?

3. How is the ship a symbol for its passengers?

4. What are some of the first hardships experienced by the passengers on the ship?

5. How is the Swedish soil used in Inga Lena's funeral?

6. What is Karl Oskar's mindset when it is learned that Kristina is bleeding from scurvy?

7. How deeply is Kristina affected by seasickness?

8. How do the family members cope with the first storm they encounter at sea?

9. How do the peasants fill their idle hours on ship?

10. What illness does Kristina get after her bout with sea sickness and why is she concerned for her children?

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