O Pioneers

John Bergson leaves Alexandra in charge of the farm after his death because---

• she is intelligent like her grandfather.
• Alexandra is resourceful, has good judgment, and learns from her neighbors.
• Lou and Oscar are both too young to be in charge.
• Both A and B

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Which one of the following characters in the story is most like the sea gull Ivar describes as "more mournful than our birds here" because the gull cannot find the sea?

• Emil
• Oscar
• Carl
• Mrs. Bergson

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What is the name of the poem at the beginning of [O Pioneers!] ?

• Prairie Spring
• Prairie Summer
• Prairie Sunsets
• Prairie Nights

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What is the setting for [O Pioneers!]?

• Hanover, Oklahoma
• Omaha, Nebraska
• Hanover, Nebraska
• Hanover, Kansas

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"Some of them looked as if they had been moved in overnight, and others as if they awere straying off by themselves." What is the subject of this sentence?

• Cowboys
• Cows
• Native Americans
• Houses

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The first time Emil appears in the novel, he is

• laughing
• singing
• falling
• crying

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What piece of unusual clothing does Alexandra wear when she is young?

• men's boots
• a man's hat
• a man's handkerchief
•  an ulster

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How does Alexandra react when the man comments on the beauty of her hair.

• She glares her disapproval.
• She blushes, showing her embarrassment.
• She smiles, showing her pleasure.
• She ignores him, showing

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What does the man who compliments Alexandra's hair symbolize?

• The conflict between thye genders in the wilderness of the frontier.
• Alexandra's magnetic personality and ability to influence those around her.
• The deteriorating effect of a lack of vocation or passion for one's labor.
• the deterioration of morals on the frontier.

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What is Carl Linstrum looking at when Alexandra finds him in town?

• painting patterns
• new harnesses 
• pole climbing spikes
• new sets of drawing pencils

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