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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. Who releases Håkan from his restrained position inside the covered wagon?
(a) Asa.
(b) Jarvis.
(c) Linus.
(d) Lorimer.

6. What does Håkan lose "in a matter of days" (22)?
(a) His fear.
(b) His memory of Linus.
(c) Three of his teeth.
(d) The hair on his head.

7. Which member of the Brennan family is the first to find Håkan in a terrible state on the ship?
(a) Molly.
(b) Eileen.
(c) James.
(d) Robert.

8. By whose hand have the people been massacred when the convoy hears about them up ahead?
(a) Africans.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) White settlers.

9. Lorimer identifies the original owners of the teeth presented to him by the Native Americans as what types of animals?
(a) Birds.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dinosaurs.
(d) Fish.

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

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

12. Håkan finds out from a sailor that the land he sees from the ship is part of what location?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Australia.
(d) New York.

13. The first ship boarded by Linus and Håkan is on its way to what location?
(a) Italy.
(b) New York City.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) Gothenburg.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century is the novel In the Distance set?

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

3. What objects do the survivors of the massacre give to the man who helps their wounded?

4. What is the name of the "amputee warrior" (91) who devotes himself completely to Lorimer after his recovery?

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

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