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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality of the dresser causes Håkan to decide not to break a piece of it off for later use?
(a) Its utility.
(b) Its size.
(c) Its majesty.
(d) Its suggestion of home.

2. What action does Håkan take that causes him to acknowledge the comedy and thrill of the situation, while also feeling small, frail, and lonely?
(a) He builds and moves into a tree house in the desert.
(b) He sits in a lone rocking chair in the middle of the desert.
(c) He washes himself in a bathtub in the middle of the desert.
(d) He sleeps in a bed in the middle of the desert.

3. What action does Jarvis take the first time he and Håkan meet?
(a) He gives Håkan a horse.
(b) He punches Håkan.
(c) He invites Håkan to dinner.
(d) He accidentally insults Håkan.

4. Håkan mentally describes the sheriff as "the man with the" (165) what?
(a) Law.
(b) Answer.
(c) Key.
(d) Star.

5. Chapter 15 sees Håkan renew his commitment to what goal?
(a) Heading west.
(b) Heading south.
(c) Heading east.
(d) Heading north.

6. Håkan wears a coat anchored by the hide of what animal?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A bear.
(c) A moose.
(d) A musk ox.

7. A number of blocks into Håkan's walk into a town, the people begin to behave in what new way?
(a) They begin to chatter incessantly.
(b) They begin to arm themselves.
(c) They begin to seek refuge from him.
(d) They begin to stare at him.

8. How many people does Håkan kill before he sees men climbing into the wagon where Helen and her brother are staying?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

9. Håkan decides in Chapter 15 that by the time what season comes, he will be ready to interact with people again?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

10. Håkan at first considers the town he enters to be what kind of object between him and his goal of reaching New York?
(a) A rest.
(b) An obligation.
(c) A reprieve.
(d) An obstacle.

11. Håkan decides that the likeness of himself must have what explanation?
(a) The apparent similarity is only a coincidence.
(b) He must have family in the area.
(c) He is legendary in this community as well.
(d) The artist is unskilled.

12. A new fascination with collecting what objects eventually helps Håkan regain his health?
(a) Honeycombs.
(b) Pine needles.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Berries.

13. How does Håkan retrieve the item he leaves in the village by mistake?
(a) A little boy rides after Håkan to give it back.
(b) It returns to Håkan of its own accord.
(c) He sneaks back in the middle of the night.
(d) He finds it years later.

14. When Håkan leaves the store, he encounters how many armed men in the street?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

15. Asa brings Håkan what two items from the medical box?
(a) A poultice and a tincture.
(b) Iodine and a tincture.
(c) Salve and a tincture.
(d) Salve and iodine.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sheriff announces that Håkan will undergo what punishment for his crimes after being paraded through the countryside?

2. What type of weather does the narrator state happens sometimes and is "always a miracle" (105)?

3. The sheriff places a cross onto Håkan's chest using what implements?

4. What service does Håkan agree to perform for Jarvis in exchange for an agreed-upon reward?

5. What item does Håkan remember that he has left behind in the village?

(see the answer keys)

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