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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why will Karl and Kristina not allow their children to eat the food on the ship?
(a) It is not fully cooked.
(b) They think it is tained.
(c) It is moldy.
(d) They are allergic to it.

2. What does Karl go in search of when the boat docks one day to take on wood?
(a) Food and milk.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Books.
(d) Blankets.

3. What is one of the items in Kristina's basket which is almost the last of the food for the group?
(a) Honey.
(b) Raisins.
(c) Dried apples.
(d) Tea.

4. Who is Ulrika's daughter?
(a) Elin.
(b) Linnea.
(c) Becka.
(d) Kareena.

5. The members of the group fear that the final leg of the trip will be too strenuous for ________________.
(a) Fina-Kajsa.
(b) Ulrikas.
(c) Ana.
(d) Kristina.

6. Who is the man who Karl Oskar knows who lives in the state in #7?
(a) Sven Larsen.
(b) Anders Mansson.
(c) Lars Nyberg.
(d) Karl Evers.

7. What does Fina-Kajas ask her son when she sees him?
(a) Why he has grown a beard.
(b) Why his face is so red.
(c) Why he never wrote letters.
(d) Why he never sent any money.

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

9. What do Ulrika and Elin wear to ward off illness?
(a) Mustard plaster.
(b) Herb pouches.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Crosses.

10. How long has Anders lived in America?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 7 years.

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

12. Why is Ulrika angry with Karl?
(a) He is disrespectful toward women.
(b) He has assigned himself as the leader of the group.
(c) She accuses him of stealing her food.
(d) She thinks he misled the group on how long the trip would be.

13. Who is Karl's younger brother who is also on the trip?
(a) Steven.
(b) Robert.
(c) Fiske.
(d) Olander.

14. What type of trees do the men take special note of in the forest?
(a) Sugar Maple.
(b) Pine.
(c) Oak.
(d) Elm.

15. To whom does Karl write a letter telling of the group's arrival in America?
(a) Kristina's uncle.
(b) His brother.
(c) His parish priest.
(d) His parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Danjel's children dies on board the steamer ship?

2. Why does the steamboat captain warn the passengers to not stay in the area where they disembark?

3. Where is Karl Oskar headed with his family?

4. What is the name of the steamboat which takes the group to Albany?

5. The farmers and their families on board the ship are from which country?

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