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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The crowd in front of the jail pelts Håkan with what substance?
(a) Rotten vegetables and eggs.
(b) Gravel.
(c) Wet newspaper.
(d) Mud.

2. The woman who takes Håkan as a sex slave has an infection in what part of her body?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her hand.
(c) Her gums.
(d) Her throat.

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

4. What type of animal does Erik sell in order to pay Linus and Håkan's fare to America?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A colt.
(c) A hog.
(d) A goat.

5. In which direction does Lorimer go when he parts ways with Håkan?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of the dresser does Håkan consider breaking and taking with him on his journey?

2. What is Håkan's contribution to the number of dead pillagers at the end of the fight?

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

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

5. What does Håkan lose "in a matter of days" (22)?

(see the answer key)

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