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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Håkan fears that what element will result in the deaths of the convoy members?
(a) Dehydration.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Attacks from Native Americans.
(d) Hypothermia.

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

4. What special talent does Linus possess?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Storytelling.
(c) Juggling.
(d) Tumbling.

5. The narrator refers to the man at the head of the nefarious convoy by using what term?
(a) Fat man.
(b) Scoundrel.
(c) Barman.
(d) Boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. A convoy from what location arrives in order to threaten the Brennans if they do not give up their mine and flee?

2. For what object does Håkan look around the plains when he hears that Lorimer is parting ways with him?

3. In what season had Håkan and Linus departed from Europe together?

4. Which member of the Brennan family is the first to find Håkan in a terrible state on the ship?

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

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