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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 special talent does Linus possess?
(a) Storytelling.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Juggling.
(d) Tumbling.

2. The woman who takes Håkan as a sex slave also spends a great deal of time engaged in what activity with him?
(a) Reading to him.
(b) Dressing him.
(c) Combing his hair.
(d) Bathing him.

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

4. The prologue takes place on a ship near what location?
(a) Norway.
(b) California.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Sweden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The prologue of In the Distance takes place in the same time frame as what other section of the novel?

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

3. What job had James Brennan held prior to launching an expedition in the United States?

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

5. What does Håkan lose "in a matter of days" (22)?

(see the answer key)

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