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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lorimer can speak a bit of which language in addition to English?
(a) Latin.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Swedish.
(d) German.

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

3. What does Håkan lose "in a matter of days" (22)?
(a) The hair on his head.
(b) His fear.
(c) Three of his teeth.
(d) His memory of Linus.

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

5. The landscape through which the Brennans and Håkan move on their expedition is composed of what?
(a) Desert.
(b) Sagebrush.
(c) Forest.
(d) Marsh.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what country is Håkan born?

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

5. From what country had Lorimer originally hailed?

(see the answer key)

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