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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The Brennans enlist Håkan's help with what task after he joins their expedition?
(a) Mining.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Babysitting the children.
(d) Carrying equipment.

5. 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 epigraph.
(c) The 14th chapter.
(d) The end of the novel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Håkan begins to pay attention to the conversations happening aboard the ship, he names which element as common to them all?

3. At what point in Lorimer's life had he moved to America?

4. Håkan fears that what element will result in the deaths of the convoy members?

5. What is Lorimer's first instinct at the news of the massacre up ahead?

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