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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Karl Oskar's oldest son?
(a) Karl.
(b) Sven.
(c) Johan.
(d) James.

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

4. To what town does Karl go to sign up for the army?
(a) Zanesville.
(b) Orion.
(c) Stillwater.
(d) Portland.

5. Kristina has been ill since ____________________.
(a) Christmas.
(b) they left Sweden.
(c) last Summer.
(d) her last miscarriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main reason Kristina doesn't want Karl to go to war?

2. Karl trusts only _______________ and does not pray.

3. How does Karl feel about being rejected by the army?

4. Why is Karl rejected by the army?

5. Kristina learns that hunger is so bad for the Indians this winter that they are eating ____________________.

(see the answer key)

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