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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men in the prologue are aboard what type of ship?
(a) A freight schooner.
(b) A passenger liner.
(c) A commercial liner.
(d) A passenger schooner.

2. The prologue takes place on a ship near what location?
(a) Alaska.
(b) California.
(c) Norway.
(d) Sweden.

3. At what point in Lorimer's life had he moved to America?
(a) In his infancy.
(b) In his adulthood.
(c) In his boyhood.
(d) In his adolescence.

4. How many days' notice do Linus and Håkan get from Erik before they leave for America?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

5. When Håkan regains consciousness after his period of feverish wandering, he finds himself in what state inside a covered wagon?
(a) Gagged.
(b) Handcuffed.
(c) Tied down.
(d) Blindfolded.

6. What action does Hakan refuse to take throughout most of the journey to America?
(a) To sleep.
(b) To speak.
(c) To open his eyes.
(d) To come aboveboard.

7. James Brennan's mine is located nearby what body of water?
(a) A creek.
(b) A hot spring.
(c) A river.
(d) A stream.

8. Which two sons in Håkan's family die from illness?
(a) The youngest and the eldest.
(b) The two eldest.
(c) The middle and the youngest.
(d) The two youngest.

9. Håkan performs surgery on his horse Pingo in order to remove what substance from its belly?
(a) Nightshade.
(b) Glass.
(c) Poison ivy.
(d) Dust.

10. Lorimer can speak a bit of which language in addition to English?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Latin.
(c) German.
(d) Welsh.

11. A convoy from what location arrives in order to threaten the Brennans if they do not give up their mine and flee?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Clangston.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Topeka.

12. The prologue of In the Distance takes place in the same time frame as what other section of the novel?
(a) The end of the novel.
(b) The epilogue.
(c) The 14th chapter.
(d) The epigraph.

13. The woman who takes Håkan as a sex slave also spends a great deal of time engaged in what activity with him?
(a) Bathing him.
(b) Combing his hair.
(c) Reading to him.
(d) Dressing him.

14. What objects do the survivors of the massacre give to the man who helps their wounded?
(a) Teeth.
(b) Gems.
(c) Claws.
(d) Coins.

15. In what port does Håkan's ship finally dock once it reaches the United States?
(a) New York City.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Miami.
(d) Seattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the Brennan family makes a map of the United States and gives it to Håkan?

2. In what season had Håkan and Linus departed from Europe together?

3. Toward what location does Lorimer travel when he parts ways with Håkan?

4. What particular medical skill does Lorimer teach to Håkan at the site of the massacre?

5. What job had James Brennan held prior to launching an expedition in the United States?

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