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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many teeth in total do the Native Americans give to Lorimer in payment for his medical services?
(a) 3 score.
(b) 1 dozen.
(c) 2 dozen.
(d) 1 score.

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

3. In Chapter 7, Håkan and the rest of the convoy begin to cross what type of natural feature?
(a) A bay.
(b) A river.
(c) A desert.
(d) A swamp.

4. When Håkan regains consciousness after his period of feverish wandering, he finds himself in what state inside a covered wagon?
(a) Blindfolded.
(b) Tied down.
(c) Handcuffed.
(d) Gagged.

5. When Håkan wakes up next to a dead animal, to what cause does he attribute the animal's cause of death?
(a) Starvation.
(b) A broken neck.
(c) Disease.
(d) Dehydration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of expedition do the Brennans launch when they get to the United States?

2. What action does Hakan refuse to take throughout most of the journey to America?

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

4. At what point in Lorimer's life had he moved to America?

5. The vast majority of the men in the convoy want to take what action in regard to the massacre?

(see the answer key)

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