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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At one point when Håkan is feverish and delusional, he awakens next to what type of dead animal?
(a) A bear.
(b) A duck.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A dog.

2. By whose hand have the people been massacred when the convoy hears about them up ahead?
(a) White settlers.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Africans.

3. When Håkan begins to pay attention to the conversations happening aboard the ship, he names which element as common to them all?
(a) Timber.
(b) Coal.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

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

5. What kind of accident leads to a caravan boy's arm being severed?
(a) A roughhousing accident.
(b) A wagon accident.
(c) A shooting accident.
(d) A firewood-related accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Håkan discovers that Jarvis had been elected captain of the caravan after promising many people what reward?

2. How many men does Håkan see climb into the wagon where Helen and her brother are staying?

3. What reward does Jarvis offer Håkan in exchange for a particular service?

4. The narrator refers to the man at the head of the nefarious convoy by using what term?

5. In what port does Håkan's ship finally dock once it reaches the United States?

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