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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What particular medical skill does Lorimer teach to Håkan at the site of the massacre?
(a) Tourniquet techniques.
(b) Appendectomy techniques.
(c) Cauterizing techniques.
(d) Amputation techniques.

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

3. Which character falls ill with fever in Chapter 7?
(a) Håkan.
(b) Lorimer's infant son.
(c) Asa.
(d) Lorimer.

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

5. What is the name of the "amputee warrior" (91) who devotes himself completely to Lorimer after his recovery?
(a) Mantil.
(b) Mutin.
(c) Lavim.
(d) Antim.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Håkan lose track of his brother Linus?

2. Which two sons in Håkan's family die from illness?

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

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

5. In what kind of landscape is Håkan wandering after he escapes from Clangston?

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