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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Old Abe attribute the fact that news travels fast?
(a) The Pony Express.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) The telephone.
(d) The telegraph.

2. What season is it when Part 1, Chapter IV begins?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

3. For what does Kristina pray?
(a) To live a few more years.
(b) To have another child.
(c) To get a good friend.
(d) To have a grandchild.

4. Who is Karl Oskar's wife?
(a) Brigit.
(b) Kristina.
(c) Inger.
(d) Rose.

5. What nationality is the family whose story is told in "The Last Letter Home"?
(a) French.
(b) Swedish.
(c) German.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides to enlist in the war in September of 1861?

2. When Karl tells Kristina that he wants to go to war, what does she ask him to wait for?

3. The First Commandment for Emigrants offers the rule to never regret one's emigration and to ___________________.

4. Sven is the son of whom?

5. Regarding the war, who believes that killing is wrong no matter the reason and punishment belongs to God alone?

(see the answer key)

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