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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what century is the novel In the Distance set?
(a) The 20th.
(b) The 19th.
(c) The 18th.
(d) The 21st.

2. Håkan discovers that Jarvis had been elected captain of the caravan after promising many people what reward?
(a) Gold.
(b) Land.
(c) Horses.
(d) Silver.

3. The Brennans are surprised by what aspect of the prices they encounter once on land?
(a) How often they fluctuate.
(b) How low they are.
(c) How high they are.
(d) How they differ according to the method of payment used.

4. Asa brings Håkan what two items from the medical box?
(a) Salve and iodine.
(b) A poultice and a tincture.
(c) Iodine and a tincture.
(d) Salve and a tincture.

5. Which member of the Brennan family makes a map of the United States and gives it to Håkan?
(a) Margaret.
(b) James.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Owen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of Håkan's body is he bitten by a snake?

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

3. The sheriff announces that Håkan will undergo what punishment for his crimes after being paraded through the countryside?

4. What is NOT an action Håkan takes when he is finally allowed to help the injured boy?

5. Håkan is about to leave the store in town when he sees what kind of visual representation of his own face on the wall?

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