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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to a man who falls off the boat into the river?
(a) He is rescued by the captain.
(b) He swims to shore.
(c) He drowns.
(d) He is picked up by another boat.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of Karl and Kristina's children?
(a) Harald.
(b) Johan.
(c) Lill-Marta.
(d) Hannah.

3. Robert knows that he will have to learn the English language in order to _____________________.
(a) avoid being murdered in America.
(b) buy dry goods.
(c) sell crops.
(d) go to church.

4. What happens to Karl when he goes ashore?
(a) He gets lost.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He loses all his money.
(d) He is attacked by thieves.

5. What do the travelers realize as they pass over the prairie?
(a) They will never return to Sweden.
(b) They have made a mistake.
(c) They love this new land.
(d) They will need equipment to plow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ulrika and Elin wear to ward off illness?

2. Why is Robert hurriedly studying English?

3. The group's late arrival in America means that they _______________________.

4. Which one of Karl and Kristina's children died while they were still in Sweden?

5. Who is the oldest person in the group of farmers?

(see the answer key)

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