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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karl discover about the turnips that he goes to get?
(a) They are fine.
(b) They are rotten.
(c) They have sprouted.
(d) They are gone.

2. What is the name of the Nilsson's farm?
(a) Dunellon.
(b) Henrickson.
(c) Haven.
(d) Duemala.

3. With whom did Ulrika travel to America?
(a) Kristina.
(b) Her father.
(c) She traveled alone.
(d) Her brother.

4. Why is Karl irked?
(a) That Petrus calls his brother a fool.
(b) That Petrus asks about their family plans.
(c) That Petrus calls his best friend a fool.
(d) Having Petrus comment on every aspect of their lives.

5. To whom does Karl write a letter at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) His brother.
(b) The U.S. government.
(c) His parents.
(d) His sister.

6. What is Kristina cooking for dinner?
(a) Lentil stew.
(b) Fish soup.
(c) Bean soup.
(d) Meat stew.

7. Why was Petrus punished in Sweden?
(a) For not paying his taxes.
(b) For stealing food.
(c) For his religious beliefs.
(d) For defacing public property.

8. What does Kristina begin cooking?
(a) Fried tomatoes.
(b) Fish fillets.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Waffles.

9. What does Ulrika tell Kristina about an American husband?
(a) An American husband would make more money.
(b) He would do some of her chores.
(c) An American husband would have to go to the army.
(d) He would not help her with woman's work.

10. About what is Kristina self conscious?
(a) Her hair is coming loose from its bun.
(b) Speaking English.
(c) Her shoes are so worn.
(d) Her homemade dress.

11. About what does Petrus start talking?
(a) That Karl should have buried the turnips in a shallower ditch.
(b) That Petrus' wife is expecting their first child.
(c) About the crops he is planting at home.
(d) About the death of his only child to diphtheria.

12. What does Kristina sometimes feel disappointed about when she wakes in the morning?
(a) She is not able to cook the big breakfasts like they had in the old country.
(b) She is in America.
(c) She is not pregnant.
(d) She has to get up and start the day.

13. What stops Karl on his way to Danjel's house?
(a) A man is lying on the roadside.
(b) Part of the road becomes a sinkhole.
(c) A tree falls across the road.
(d) His wagon gets stuck in the mud.

14. For what was Danjel Andreasson exiled from Sweden?
(a) His political views.
(b) He was not exiled.
(c) His religious beliefs.
(d) His race.

15. When does Petrus get upset when he visits Kristina?
(a) When Karl tells him to quit giving them advice.
(b) When Kristina argues with a scripture interpretation.
(c) When Kristina gets ill.
(d) When he meets Ulrika.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Karl in Chapter 8?

2. What does Kristina notice when Karl is leaving for Taylor Falls?

3. What does Ulrika's husband do?

4. When does Kristina think Robert will return to their farm?

5. Why do members of the community begin to meet in Petrus' barn?

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