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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. The narrator refers to the man at the head of the nefarious convoy by using what term?
(a) Boss.
(b) Fat man.
(c) Scoundrel.
(d) Barman.

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

3. Which two sons in Håkan's family die from illness?
(a) The youngest and the eldest.
(b) The middle and the youngest.
(c) The two youngest.
(d) The two eldest.

4. In what season had Håkan and Linus departed from Europe together?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

5. What job had James Brennan held prior to launching an expedition in the United States?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Coal miner.
(d) Tavern owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman who takes Håkan as a sex slave has an infection in what part of her body?

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

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

4. The men in the prologue are aboard what type of ship?

5. The landscape through which the Brennans and Håkan move on their expedition is composed of what?

(see the answer key)

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