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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jarvis is particularly interested in which aspect of Håkan's past?
(a) The Clangston woman.
(b) The location of Pingo's corpse.
(c) Håkan's violent acts.
(d) Håkan's childhood in Sweden.

2. When Håkan wakes up next to a dead animal, to what cause does he attribute the animal's cause of death?
(a) Starvation.
(b) A broken neck.
(c) Disease.
(d) Dehydration.

3. What reward does Jarvis offer Håkan in exchange for a particular service?
(a) A burro.
(b) A gold nugget.
(c) A train ticket to New York.
(d) A horse.

4. What action does Håkan take that causes him to acknowledge the comedy and thrill of the situation, while also feeling small, frail, and lonely?
(a) He sits in a lone rocking chair in the middle of the desert.
(b) He sleeps in a bed in the middle of the desert.
(c) He builds and moves into a tree house in the desert.
(d) He washes himself in a bathtub in the middle of the desert.

5. What action does Jarvis take the first time he and Håkan meet?
(a) He punches Håkan.
(b) He invites Håkan to dinner.
(c) He gives Håkan a horse.
(d) He accidentally insults Håkan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Hakan refuse to take throughout most of the journey to America?

2. By what aspect of the dresser is Håkan impressed?

3. What happens after Håkan kills 6 of the pillagers with his gun?

4. What service does Håkan agree to perform for Jarvis in exchange for an agreed-upon reward?

5. In which direction does Lorimer go when he parts ways with Håkan?

(see the answer key)

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