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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A convoy from what location arrives in order to threaten the Brennans if they do not give up their mine and flee?
(a) Clangston.
(b) Topeka.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) San Francisco.

2. What type of animal does Erik sell in order to pay Linus and Håkan's fare to America?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A goat.
(c) A hog.
(d) A colt.

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

4. The prologue of In the Distance takes place in the same time frame as what other section of the novel?
(a) The 14th chapter.
(b) The end of the novel.
(c) The epigraph.
(d) The epilogue.

5. Håkan fears that what element will result in the deaths of the convoy members?
(a) Dehydration.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Attacks from Native Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main emotion Håkan feels toward his brother Linus prior to their separation?

2. At one point when Håkan is feverish and delusional, he awakens next to what type of dead animal?

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

4. About how many teeth in total do the Native Americans give to Lorimer in payment for his medical services?

5. On what continent had Lorimer attended college?

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