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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what part of Håkan's body is he bitten by a snake?
(a) His neck.
(b) His right heel.
(c) His right wrist.
(d) His left heel.

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

3. 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.

4. What animal does Håkan describe as having a head completely out of proportion with its body?
(a) A tortoise.
(b) A roadrunner.
(c) A buffalo.
(d) A musk ox.

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

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

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

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

9. Helen is murdered in what way after being raped?
(a) She is strangled.
(b) She has her throat cut.
(c) She is drowned.
(d) She is smothered.

10. What is the name of the sheriff's lackey who always backs the sheriff's moves?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Jebediah.
(c) Josiah.
(d) Joseph.

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

12. 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 filth.
(b) His youth.
(c) His size.
(d) His outfit.

13. Håkan is about to leave the store in town when he sees what kind of visual representation of his own face on the wall?
(a) A drawing.
(b) A painting.
(c) An etching.
(d) A sculpture.

14. What is the first part of Håkan's body he always looks at when he looks at a reflective surface?
(a) His teeth.
(b) His ear.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His tongue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of food do the Indians provide to Håkan after they invite him into a lodge?

2. What weapons are the armed men brandishing when they confront Håkan in the street?

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

4. From what cause does Asa perish?

5. What two items does Håkan want to buy when he enters a store in the town?

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