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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what chapter do Lorimer and Håkan part from one another?
(a) Chapter 9.
(b) Chapter 6.
(c) Chapter 8.
(d) Chapter 7.

2. The novel's prologue depicts a group of men aboard a ship with what name?
(a) The Unpredictable.
(b) The Unsinkable.
(c) The Unspeakable.
(d) The Impeccable.

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

4. For what object does Håkan look around the plains when he hears that Lorimer is parting ways with him?
(a) Something to hold onto.
(b) Something to cool his fever.
(c) Something to catch his tears.
(d) Something to lie down on.

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

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

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

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

9. Which member of the Brennan family makes a map of the United States and gives it to Håkan?
(a) James.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Owen.

10. What is Lorimer's first instinct at the news of the massacre up ahead?
(a) He wants to make sure the convoy does not get ambushed.
(b) He wants to provide medical aid.
(c) He wants to disarm the men in his own convoy.
(d) He wants to turn around and run.

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

12. What is the name of the "amputee warrior" (91) who devotes himself completely to Lorimer after his recovery?
(a) Antim.
(b) Mantil.
(c) Lavim.
(d) Mutin.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At one point when Håkan is feverish and delusional, he awakens next to what type of dead animal?

3. The narrator refers to the man at the head of the nefarious convoy by using what term?

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

5. How long is the longest tooth in Lorimer's new collection?

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