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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At what point in Lorimer's life had he moved to America?
(a) In his boyhood.
(b) In his adolescence.
(c) In his infancy.
(d) In his adulthood.

4. In what chapter do Lorimer and Håkan part from one another?
(a) Chapter 7.
(b) Chapter 6.
(c) Chapter 8.
(d) Chapter 9.

5. What kind of expedition do the Brennans launch when they get to the United States?
(a) Mountaineering.
(b) Copper prospecting.
(c) Silver prospecting.
(d) Gold prospecting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance does Håkan use to protect his skin from the sun?

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

3. What particular medical skill does Lorimer teach to Håkan at the site of the massacre?

4. The first ship boarded by Linus and Håkan is on its way to what location?

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

(see the answer key)

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