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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Union organizers.
(b) Swedes.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Native Americans.

2. What animal does Håkan describe as having a head completely out of proportion with its body?
(a) A roadrunner.
(b) A tortoise.
(c) A musk ox.
(d) A buffalo.

3. How long after Håkan's parting from Lorimer does Pingo become ill?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A few months.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A few days.

4. Before Håkan can enact his plan to escape from the clutches of the dragoon and the rest, who sets him free?
(a) The dragoon.
(b) The fat man.
(c) The woman.
(d) The highway robber.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What element of weather leads to the men's predicament of being stranded?

2. What action does Jarvis take the first time he and Håkan meet?

3. What part of Håkan's body act as the only part that reminds him of his former self?

4. How many people does Håkan kill before he sees men climbing into the wagon where Helen and her brother are staying?

5. What is distinctive about the town of Clangston?

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