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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what country had Lorimer originally hailed?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Scotland.

2. For what object does Håkan look around the plains when he hears that Lorimer is parting ways with him?
(a) Something to cool his fever.
(b) Something to catch his tears.
(c) Something to lie down on.
(d) Something to hold onto.

3. Which member of the Brennan family makes a map of the United States and gives it to Håkan?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Owen.
(c) James.
(d) Margaret.

4. When the convoy hears that there is the aftermath of a massacre up ahead, a group of what type of people have been massacred?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Union organizers.
(d) Swedes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What special talent does Linus possess?

2. In which direction does Håkan travel after escaping from the clutches of the woman in Clangston?

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

4. Håkan performs surgery on his horse Pingo in order to remove what substance from its belly?

5. How long is the longest tooth in Lorimer's new collection?

(see the answer key)

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