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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character falls ill with fever in Chapter 7?
(a) Lorimer's infant son.
(b) Lorimer.
(c) Håkan.
(d) Asa.

2. A number of blocks into Håkan's walk into a town, the people begin to behave in what new way?
(a) They begin to arm themselves.
(b) They begin to seek refuge from him.
(c) They begin to stare at him.
(d) They begin to chatter incessantly.

3. When Håkan comes upon a caravan train of travelers, he thinks to himself that which character had been right about caravans?
(a) Lorimer.
(b) Linus.
(c) Silas.
(d) The Clangston woman.

4. What type of weather does the narrator state happens sometimes and is "always a miracle" (105)?
(a) Fog.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Rain.
(d) Snow.

5. How many men does Håkan see climb into the wagon where Helen and her brother are staying?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Håkan retrieve the item he leaves in the village by mistake?

2. When Hakan enters a city for the first time since the caravan ambush, how many blocks "down the avenue" (162) does the atmosphere change?

3. What action does Håkan take that causes him to acknowledge the comedy and thrill of the situation, while also feeling small, frail, and lonely?

4. What service does Håkan agree to perform for Jarvis in exchange for an agreed-upon reward?

5. In what chapter do Lorimer and Håkan part from one another?

(see the answer key)

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