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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main emotion Håkan feels toward his brother Linus prior to their separation?
(a) Anger.
(b) Adoration.
(c) Suspicion.
(d) Trust.

2. Which character falls ill with fever in Chapter 7?
(a) Lorimer's infant son.
(b) Håkan.
(c) Lorimer.
(d) Asa.

3. What element of weather leads to the men's predicament of being stranded?
(a) Hail.
(b) Wind.
(c) Fog.
(d) Ice.

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

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

6. In what season had Håkan and Linus departed from Europe together?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

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

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

9. About how many teeth in total do the Native Americans give to Lorimer in payment for his medical services?
(a) 3 score.
(b) 1 score.
(c) 2 dozen.
(d) 1 dozen.

10. Who is the first person in the narrative to call Håkan by the name of "Hawk" (31)?
(a) The barman.
(b) The scoundrel.
(c) The dragoon.
(d) The boss.

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

12. In what kind of landscape is Håkan wandering after he escapes from Clangston?
(a) A desert.
(b) A forest.
(c) A bog.
(d) A plain.

13. From what country had Lorimer originally hailed?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) England.
(d) Wales.

14. At one point when Håkan is feverish and delusional, he awakens next to what type of dead animal?
(a) A bear.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A dog.
(d) A duck.

15. The Brennans enlist Håkan's help with what task after he joins their expedition?
(a) Babysitting the children.
(b) Mining.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Carrying equipment.

Short Answer 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?

2. Håkan fears that what element will result in the deaths of the convoy members?

3. Håkan finds out from a sailor that the land he sees from the ship is part of what location?

4. The Brennans are surprised by what aspect of the prices they encounter once on land?

5. When Håkan begins to pay attention to the conversations happening aboard the ship, he names which element as common to them all?

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