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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What service does Håkan agree to perform for Jarvis in exchange for an agreed-upon reward?
(a) Performing a surgical procedure.
(b) Housekeeping.
(c) Providing personal security.
(d) Collecting fuel.

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

3. When Hakan enters a city for the first time since the caravan ambush, how many blocks "down the avenue" (162) does the atmosphere change?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 3 or 4.
(c) 7 or 8.
(d) 1 or 2.

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

5. What is Håkan's contribution to the number of dead pillagers at the end of the fight?
(a) He is responsible for the majority of the deaths.
(b) He is responsible for one-quarter of the deaths.
(c) He is responsible for all the deaths.
(d) He is responsible for half the deaths.

6. 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 suggestion of home.
(d) Its majesty.

7. The sheriff announces that Håkan will undergo what punishment for his crimes after being paraded through the countryside?
(a) By hanging.
(b) By tarring and feathering.
(c) By boiling in oil.
(d) By drowning.

8. 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?
(a) His outfit.
(b) His size.
(c) His filth.
(d) His youth.

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

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

11. What is the only part of Håkan's body that he finds unmarred by the desert climate?
(a) His scalp.
(b) His elbows.
(c) The inside of his mouth.
(d) The soles of his feet.

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

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

14. Which of Håkan's five senses alerts him to the close proximity of "civilization" (107)?
(a) Sight.
(b) Smell.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Taste.

15. What kind of accident leads to a caravan boy's arm being severed?
(a) A firewood-related accident.
(b) A wagon accident.
(c) A shooting accident.
(d) A roughhousing accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner does Håkan direct his horse when he first approaches civilization and promptly leaves?

2. What is NOT an action Håkan takes when he is finally allowed to help the injured boy?

3. When Håkan leaves the store, he encounters how many armed men in the street?

4. Asa brings Håkan what two items from the medical box?

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

(see the answer keys)

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