In the Distance Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Hernan Diaz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 166 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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In the Distance Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Hernan Diaz
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season had Håkan and Linus departed from Europe together?

2. The prologue takes place on a ship near what location?

3. The novel's prologue depicts a group of men aboard a ship with what name?

4. What objects do the survivors of the massacre give to the man who helps their wounded?

5. Lorimer can speak a bit of which language in addition to English?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the parting of Håkan and Lorimer come about?

2. What method does Håkan's father Erik use to obtain the money to send his sons to America?

3. In what location does the prologue of the novel take place?

4. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative after Håkan's escape from the dragoon and the woman with the diseased gums?

5. Who are the Brennans and how does Håkan become involved with them?

6. Describe the distinctive opening of Chapter 6 and its use of sensory details.

7. What similarity between Native American and Swedish culture does Håkan identify?

8. What major character change does Håkan undergo against his will as a result of his association with Lorimer?

9. What coping mechanism does Håkan employ in order to get his fear under control and what is its level of effectiveness??

10. How does Håkan finally escape from Clangston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Diaz’s messages about guilt and responsibility within the novel In the Distance. Focus especially on events such as Håkan’s change from thinking about Linus as his potential savior, to seeing himself as the one who needs to find Linus so that he can protect his older brother from the big bad world to which Håkan has been exposed.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Diaz instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of In the Distance.

Essay Topic 3

How are the topics of affection, love, and friendship treated within the novel In the Distance and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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