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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-24 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Håkan strikes "eastward as" what season again comes "to an end" (161)?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

2. What is Lorimer's first instinct at the news of the massacre up ahead?
(a) He wants to turn around and run.
(b) He wants to make sure the convoy does not get ambushed.
(c) He wants to provide medical aid.
(d) He wants to disarm the men in his own convoy.

3. How long is the longest tooth in Lorimer's new collection?
(a) As long as Håkan's palm.
(b) As long as a sturdy nail.
(c) As long as a stick of butter.
(d) As long as Lorimer's palm.

4. The men who approach Håkan's burrow seem altogether certain that Håkan will be in what state?
(a) Meek.
(b) Alone.
(c) Weak.
(d) Desperate.

5. The narrator reveals that during Håkan's time in the dome after Asa's death, his indifference had been so complete that "he had almost died of" (204) what cause?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Loneliness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Håkan's contribution to the number of dead pillagers at the end of the fight?

2. What service does Håkan agree to perform for Jarvis in exchange for an agreed-upon reward?

3. Håkan and his brother Linus use what type of abandoned structures as places to play?

4. How many people does Håkan kill before he sees men climbing into the wagon where Helen and her brother are staying?

5. What aspect of the dresser does Håkan consider breaking and taking with him on his journey?

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