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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Håkan discovers that Jarvis had been elected captain of the caravan after promising many people what reward?
(a) Land.
(b) Horses.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

2. By what aspect of the dresser is Håkan impressed?
(a) Its immense size.
(b) Its dark stain.
(c) Its gleam.
(d) Its craftsmanship.

3. The crowd in front of the jail pelts Håkan with what substance?
(a) Rotten vegetables and eggs.
(b) Gravel.
(c) Mud.
(d) Wet newspaper.

4. What is NOT a smell present within Håkan's jail cell?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Urine.
(c) Onions.
(d) Tobacco.

5. Håkan sees which of his own acts as an act against god?
(a) Killing.
(b) Surrendering.
(c) Lying.
(d) None of them.

6. What part of Håkan's body act as the only part that reminds him of his former self?
(a) His toes.
(b) His hair.
(c) His teeth.
(d) His knees.

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

8. Håkan sees which of his own acts as an act against the sanctity of Lorimer's teachings?
(a) Lying.
(b) Surrendering.
(c) Killing.
(d) None of them.

9. The music from what type of instrument draws Håkan toward the Indian lodges?
(a) An organ.
(b) A flute.
(c) A rattle.
(d) A drum.

10. Asa tells Håkan that the two of them will eventually set sail from what city toward New York City?
(a) Miami.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Boston.
(d) Sacramento.

11. What two items does Håkan want to buy when he enters a store in the town?
(a) Boots and a saddle.
(b) Boots and pants.
(c) A saddle and spurs.
(d) A belt buckle and a belt.

12. Who makes Håkan's escape from a death sentence possible?
(a) Jarvis.
(b) Lorimer.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) Asa.

13. With what celestial object does Håkan take issue?
(a) The moon.
(b) The North star.
(c) The Milky Way.
(d) The sun.

14. Håkan strikes "eastward as" what season again comes "to an end" (161)?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Håkan's experience being bitten by a snake causes him to discover that he fears what element?

2. Of what type of men is the caravan's male population composed, according to Håkan's impressions?

3. Jarvis is particularly interested in which aspect of Håkan's past?

4. From what cause does Asa perish?

5. While most of the travelers in the caravan look at Håkan with "mute curiosity," (108) a few of them snicker at what aspect of his appearance?

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