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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Håkan describe as having a head completely out of proportion with its body?
(a) A roadrunner.
(b) A tortoise.
(c) A buffalo.
(d) A musk ox.

2. What is the name of the "amputee warrior" (91) who devotes himself completely to Lorimer after his recovery?
(a) Mantil.
(b) Mutin.
(c) Lavim.
(d) Antim.

3. Asa tells Håkan that the two of them will eventually set sail from what city toward New York City?
(a) Boston.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Miami.

4. When Håkan wakes up next to a dead animal, to what cause does he attribute the animal's cause of death?
(a) Starvation.
(b) A broken neck.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Disease.

5. What is the only part of Håkan's body that he finds unmarred by the desert climate?
(a) The soles of his feet.
(b) His scalp.
(c) His elbows.
(d) The inside of his mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what type of men is the caravan's male population composed, according to Håkan's impressions?

2. Whose horse does Håkan take when he takes leave of Jarvis and the caravan?

3. What parts of Håkan's body are restrained when he regains consciousness inside his jail cell?

4. Lorimer identifies the original owners of the teeth presented to him by the Native Americans as what types of animals?

5. From what country had Lorimer originally hailed?

(see the answer key)

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