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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karl spend most of his time doing?
(a) Building the house.
(b) Cutting down trees.
(c) Plowing the field.
(d) Making new friends.

2. What is a requirement for the men as they select their homesteads?
(a) A church close by.
(b) Running water nearby.
(c) Apple trees.
(d) Short distance to town.

3. What do the travelers call the prairie?
(a) A wasteland.
(b) A mirage.
(c) A blessing.
(d) A sea of grass.

4. What does Robert study in preparation for the farmers' new lives in America?
(a) The social customs.
(b) The religions.
(c) The currency.
(d) The seasons.

5. Which of Danjel's children dies on board the steamer ship?
(a) Eva.
(b) Gunilla.
(c) Mia.
(d) Hanna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Karl is surprised to learn that Anders has only ____________ acres plowed in the time he has lived in America.

2. Who is Robert's best friend?

3. What does Swedish Anna bring for Harald when she visits?

4. What happens to a man who falls off the boat into the river?

5. What is the name of the park where the new emigrants gather?

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