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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What substance does Håkan use to protect his skin from the sun?
(a) Dried leaves.
(b) Dried mud.
(c) Dried jerky.
(d) Dried blood.

2. The first ship boarded by Linus and Håkan is on its way to what location?
(a) New York City.
(b) Italy.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) Gothenburg.

3. The prologue of In the Distance takes place in the same time frame as what other section of the novel?
(a) The epilogue.
(b) The 14th chapter.
(c) The epigraph.
(d) The end of the novel.

4. Which member of the Brennan family makes a map of the United States and gives it to Håkan?
(a) James.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Owen.

5. Håkan discovers that Jarvis had been elected captain of the caravan after promising many people what reward?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Horses.
(d) Land.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Brennans are surprised by what aspect of the prices they encounter once on land?

2. What kind of accident leads to a caravan boy's arm being severed?

3. What type of animal does Erik sell in order to pay Linus and Håkan's fare to America?

4. What type of weather does the narrator state happens sometimes and is "always a miracle" (105)?

5. In what kind of landscape is Håkan wandering after he escapes from Clangston?

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