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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some of the people who have come to America have _________________ motives.
(a) adventurous.
(b) political.
(c) financial.
(d) religious.

2. Who is the oldest person in the group of farmers?
(a) Arvid Bremer.
(b) Lars Nyberg.
(c) Jonas Petters.
(d) Robert Bjork.

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

4. What does Kristina note about Danjel's family?
(a) They appear ill.
(b) Their shoes are very worn.
(c) They seem very sad.
(d) They do not have any food.

5. What is Karl Oskar's last name?
(a) Nilsson.
(b) Swenson.
(c) Johanssen.
(d) Nyberg.

6. What does Robert do faithfully each day while on the ship?
(a) Prays.
(b) Sketches in a journal.
(c) Studies English.
(d) Writes letters.

7. Who is the Baptist minister who helps the group?
(a) J. Johnson Hall.
(b) Milford Hunt.
(c) Everett Hansen.
(d) Henry O. Jackson.

8. The passengers take up a collection for ______________________.
(a) fresh water.
(b) the captain.
(c) the family of the man who drowned.
(d) food.

9. What does Robert request of a woman at a house along the way?
(a) Milk.
(b) A place to rest.
(c) Fresh water.
(d) Meat.

10. Karl finds the land he wants by a lake called ____________________.
(a) Big Eagle.
(b) Ki-Chi-Saga.
(c) Potowatomee.
(d) Lakota.

11. How many children do Karl Oskar and his wife, Kristina, have?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

12. What kind of animal does Karl see which has fallen into the water?
(a) Mule.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Cow.
(d) Horse.

13. Where is the missing child in #36 found?
(a) A grove of fruit trees.
(b) On the dock.
(c) In a store.
(d) Running after squirrels.

14. Who is Robert's best friend?
(a) Strom.
(b) Arvid.
(c) Lars.
(d) Sven.

15. What does Robert plan to not buy?
(a) Seed corn.
(b) A house.
(c) A tractor.
(d) Too many possessions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Robert hurriedly studying English?

2. Who gives food to Danjel's family?

3. Who is the man who Karl Oskar knows who lives in the state in #7?

4. What do the travelers call the prairie?

5. Where does Anders take the men?

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