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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What particular medical skill does Lorimer teach to Håkan at the site of the massacre?
(a) Appendectomy techniques.
(b) Cauterizing techniques.
(c) Tourniquet techniques.
(d) Amputation techniques.

2. Toward what location does Lorimer travel when he parts ways with Håkan?
(a) Milwaukee.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Saladillo.
(d) Clangston.

3. The prologue takes place on a ship near what location?
(a) Norway.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Sweden.
(d) California.

4. Who is the first person in the narrative to call Håkan by the name of "Hawk" (31)?
(a) The dragoon.
(b) The barman.
(c) The scoundrel.
(d) The boss.

5. What kind of expedition do the Brennans launch when they get to the United States?
(a) Silver prospecting.
(b) Gold prospecting.
(c) Copper prospecting.
(d) Mountaineering.

6. What action does Hakan refuse to take throughout most of the journey to America?
(a) To come aboveboard.
(b) To sleep.
(c) To open his eyes.
(d) To speak.

7. In what season had Håkan and Linus departed from Europe together?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

8. The landscape through which the Brennans and Håkan move on their expedition is composed of what?
(a) Desert.
(b) Forest.
(c) Marsh.
(d) Sagebrush.

9. Lorimer can speak a bit of which language in addition to English?
(a) Latin.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Swedish.
(d) German.

10. In which direction does Lorimer go when he parts ways with Håkan?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

11. From what country had Lorimer originally hailed?
(a) England.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Ireland.

12. Which member of the Brennan family is the first to find Håkan in a terrible state on the ship?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Robert.
(c) Molly.
(d) James.

13. The vast majority of the men in the convoy want to take what action in regard to the massacre?
(a) They want to take no action at all.
(b) They want to take a detour around the scene.
(c) They want to provide medical aid.
(d) They want to steal whatever is left.

14. In Chapter 7, Håkan and the rest of the convoy begin to cross what type of natural feature?
(a) A swamp.
(b) A bay.
(c) A river.
(d) A desert.

15. What birds does Håkan eat in order to survive after he escapes from Clangston?
(a) Ptarmigan.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Pheasant.
(d) Sage hens.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Brennans enlist Håkan's help with what task after he joins their expedition?

2. When Håkan eats birds in order to stay alive, he also drinks what salty substance?

3. When Håkan regains consciousness after his period of feverish wandering, he finds himself in what state inside a covered wagon?

4. In what country is Håkan born?

5. A convoy from what location arrives in order to threaten the Brennans if they do not give up their mine and flee?

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