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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main emotion Håkan feels toward his brother Linus prior to their separation?
(a) Adoration.
(b) Trust.
(c) Anger.
(d) Suspicion.

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

3. In what location does Håkan lose track of his brother Linus?
(a) Gothenburg.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) New York City.
(d) San Francisco.

4. Before Håkan can enact his plan to escape from the clutches of the dragoon and the rest, who sets him free?
(a) The highway robber.
(b) The woman.
(c) The fat man.
(d) The dragoon.

5. The Brennans are surprised by what aspect of the prices they encounter once on land?
(a) How high they are.
(b) How they differ according to the method of payment used.
(c) How low they are.
(d) How often they fluctuate.

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel's prologue depicts a group of men aboard a ship with what name?

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

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

4. When Håkan begins to pay attention to the conversations happening aboard the ship, he names which element as common to them all?

5. Håkan finds out from a sailor that the land he sees from the ship is part of what location?

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