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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the convoy hears that there is the aftermath of a massacre up ahead, a group of what type of people have been massacred?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Union organizers.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) Swedes.

2. Which two sons in Håkan's family die from illness?
(a) The two youngest.
(b) The two eldest.
(c) The youngest and the eldest.
(d) The middle and the youngest.

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

4. What kind of expedition do the Brennans launch when they get to the United States?
(a) Mountaineering.
(b) Silver prospecting.
(c) Copper prospecting.
(d) Gold prospecting.

5. The woman who takes Håkan as a sex slave has an infection in what part of her body?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her throat.
(c) Her gums.
(d) Her leg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Lorimer's first instinct at the news of the massacre up ahead?

3. In what century is the novel In the Distance set?

4. Who is the first person in the narrative to call Håkan by the name of "Hawk" (31)?

5. The Brennans enlist Håkan's help with what task after he joins their expedition?

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