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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The crowd in front of the jail pelts Håkan with what substance?
(a) Wet newspaper.
(b) Rotten vegetables and eggs.
(c) Gravel.
(d) Mud.

2. What is NOT a smell present within Håkan's jail cell?
(a) Urine.
(b) Onions.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Dogs.

3. What is the first part of Håkan's body he always looks at when he looks at a reflective surface?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His ear.
(c) His teeth.
(d) His tongue.

4. What weapons are the armed men brandishing when they confront Håkan in the street?
(a) Knives.
(b) Pistols.
(c) Rifles.
(d) Muskets.

5. How many people does Håkan kill before he sees men climbing into the wagon where Helen and her brother are staying?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what cause does Asa perish?

2. Håkan is about to leave the store in town when he sees what kind of visual representation of his own face on the wall?

3. What is Håkan's contribution to the number of dead pillagers at the end of the fight?

4. What gift does Håkan give to the Indians in return for their kindness?

5. What part of Asa's body becomes severely injured in a fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. During the period of time when Håkan travels with the help of a burro and a horse, how does he view his goal destination of New York City?

2. What skills inherited from Lorimer does Håkan put to use at the scene of the wagon accident?

3. What is Håkan's main fear when he enters the first town he has visited since the killings occurred?

4. How is the theme of violence portrayed within the sheriff's interaction with Håkan?

5. Håkan believes what action to be impossible in relation to the men killed by his own hand?

6. How does the theme of grief enter the narrative when Håkan attempts to buy a certain item from members of the caravan?

7. Why are the onlookers at the wagon accident at first unwilling to accept Håkan's help?

8. For what reason does Håkan miss his first sign that he may be in danger when he reaches his first town since the killings?

9. Which of the five senses does Håkan most strongly associate with the presence of humans?

10. What does Hakan observe about Jarvis's reputation among the caravan's members?

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