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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. The vast majority of the men in the convoy want to take what action in regard to the massacre?
(a) They want to take no action at all.
(b) They want to steal whatever is left.
(c) They want to take a detour around the scene.
(d) They want to provide medical aid.

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

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

11. When Håkan begins to pay attention to the conversations happening aboard the ship, he names which element as common to them all?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Timber.
(d) Coal.

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

13. What particular medical skill does Lorimer teach to Håkan at the site of the massacre?
(a) Tourniquet techniques.
(b) Appendectomy techniques.
(c) Amputation techniques.
(d) Cauterizing techniques.

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

15. What kind of expedition do the Brennans launch when they get to the United States?
(a) Silver prospecting.
(b) Gold prospecting.
(c) Copper prospecting.
(d) Mountaineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lorimer can speak a bit of which language in addition to English?

2. What special talent does Linus possess?

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

4. On what continent had Lorimer attended college?

5. The prologue takes place on a ship near what location?

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