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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what century is the novel In the Distance set?
(a) The 18th.
(b) The 21st.
(c) The 19th.
(d) The 20th.

2. 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) Topeka.
(d) Kansas City.

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

4. When Håkan eats birds in order to stay alive, he also drinks what salty substance?
(a) Rock salt.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Blood.
(d) Saltwater.

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

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

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

8. What type of animal is Pingo?
(a) A horse.
(b) A burro.
(c) A mule.
(d) A dog.

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

10. When the convoy hears that there is the aftermath of a massacre up ahead, a group of what type of people have been massacred?
(a) Union organizers.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Swedes.
(d) Chinese.

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

12. Who directs the preparation of the medicine to heal the person ill with fever?
(a) Lorimer.
(b) Linus.
(c) Jarvis.
(d) Håkan.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What birds does Håkan eat in order to survive after he escapes from Clangston?

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

3. In what kind of landscape is Håkan wandering after he escapes from Clangston?

4. What special talent does Linus possess?

5. By whose hand have the people been massacred when the convoy hears about them up ahead?

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