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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose horse does Håkan take when he takes leave of Jarvis and the caravan?
(a) Helen's brother's horse.
(b) Jarvis's horse.
(c) The horse of the first man Håkan killed.
(d) Helen's horse.

2. Which member of the Brennan family is the first to find Håkan in a terrible state on the ship?
(a) Molly.
(b) Robert.
(c) Eileen.
(d) James.

3. What service does Håkan agree to perform for Jarvis in exchange for an agreed-upon reward?
(a) Collecting fuel.
(b) Providing personal security.
(c) Housekeeping.
(d) Performing a surgical procedure.

4. For what object does Håkan look around the plains when he hears that Lorimer is parting ways with him?
(a) Something to lie down on.
(b) Something to hold onto.
(c) Something to catch his tears.
(d) Something to cool his fever.

5. 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) Timber.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT a subject Lorimer says he had studied in college?

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

4. Jarvis proudly shows Håkan his pistol that shoots how many bullets without a reload?

5. What type of weather does the narrator state happens sometimes and is "always a miracle" (105)?

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