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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 year is it when Karl yields his largest crop?
2. What item does Klas Albert convince Karl to buy for the house?
3. What do the condemned Sioux Indians do on the way to the gallows?
4. How many Sioux Indians are sentenced to death for their part in the war between the Sioux and the white settlers?
5. What body part is most injured when the oak tree falls on the person in #161?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is confirmed about Kristina's illness when she has abdominal pain and bleeding again?
2. What is Ulrika's true reason for giving the bridal crown to the village church?
3. Why does Karl decide to send wheat back to Sweden and why does he send his best crop?
4. How does the changing Indian cliff serve as a metaphor for the sorrows of the Sioux Indians?
5. Who is William J. Sturgis, and what heroic act did he perform in the duty of warning settlers about the Indian attacks?
6. What occurs to exaggerate Karl's anxiety while Kristina is ill?
7. What is Karl's perspective on God since he has sustained his injury?
8. What is the reason that so many people emigrate to Lake Chisago from Sweden
9. Why does Karl not evacuate to town when the other settlers are doing so?
10. What is the toll on the settlers during the Sioux Indian war?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book? List at least five and cite your reasons for each.
Essay Topic 2
How does Moberg use the literary technique of local color in "The Last Letter Home"? What elements comprise local color? Give some examples of the local color in Swedish establishments, in the characters, and in the events.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the setting at the beginning of the novel. Does the author paint a complete picture for the reader? What, if anything, is missing?
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