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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. When Håkan begins to pay attention to the conversations happening aboard the ship, he names which element as common to them all?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Timber.
(d) Coal.

2. Who is the first person in the narrative to call Håkan by the name of "Hawk" (31)?
(a) The dragoon.
(b) The boss.
(c) The scoundrel.
(d) The barman.

3. The novel's prologue depicts a group of men aboard a ship with what name?
(a) The Impeccable.
(b) The Unsinkable.
(c) The Unpredictable.
(d) The Unspeakable.

4. Which member of the Brennan family is the first to find Håkan in a terrible state on the ship?
(a) James.
(b) Robert.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Molly.

5. What does Håkan lose "in a matter of days" (22)?
(a) The hair on his head.
(b) Three of his teeth.
(c) His memory of Linus.
(d) His fear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. James Brennan's mine is located nearby what body of water?

3. In what century is the novel In the Distance set?

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

5. Which member of the Brennan family makes a map of the United States and gives it to Håkan?

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