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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country is Håkan born?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Norway.
(d) Sweden.

2. What is distinctive about the town of Clangston?
(a) It is overrun with rattlesnakes.
(b) It is composed of three parallel streets with no intersections.
(c) It is composed of only one side of one street.
(d) It is underground.

3. Håkan and his brother Linus use what type of abandoned structures as places to play?
(a) Outhouses.
(b) Bomb shelters.
(c) Factories.
(d) Farmhouses.

4. The landscape through which the Brennans and Håkan move on their expedition is composed of what?
(a) Forest.
(b) Marsh.
(c) Sagebrush.
(d) Desert.

5. How "many mornings" after the caravan boy's accident does Jarvis announce the caravan will be taking a "cutoff" (125)?
(a) 2 or 3.
(b) 5 or 6.
(c) 1 or 2.
(d) 3 or 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the convoy hears that there is the aftermath of a massacre up ahead, a group of what type of people have been massacred?

2. What objects do the survivors of the massacre give to the man who helps their wounded?

3. Toward what location does Lorimer travel when he parts ways with Håkan?

4. What quality of the dresser causes Håkan to decide not to break a piece of it off for later use?

5. In Chapter 7, Håkan and the rest of the convoy begin to cross what type of natural feature?

(see the answer key)

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