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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 is adamant when he tells Asa what information?
(a) He had not killed anyone.
(b) He had only killed men.
(c) He had killed only in his own defense.
(d) He had killed to avenge Helen's rape and murder.

2. Håkan at first considers the town he enters to be what kind of object between him and his goal of reaching New York?
(a) A rest.
(b) An obstacle.
(c) An obligation.
(d) A reprieve.

3. In which direction does Lorimer go when he parts ways with Håkan?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

4. What type of weather does the narrator state happens sometimes and is "always a miracle" (105)?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Snow.
(c) Rain.
(d) Fog.

5. What element of weather leads to the men's predicament of being stranded?
(a) Fog.
(b) Wind.
(c) Ice.
(d) Hail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Håkan chooses the spot for his burrow in part based on the fact that its ground is made of what substance?

2. What objects do the survivors of the massacre give to the man who helps their wounded?

3. Which of Håkan's five senses alerts him to the close proximity of "civilization" (107)?

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

5. How many men does Håkan see climb into the wagon where Helen and her brother are staying?

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