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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what manner does Håkan direct his horse when he first approaches civilization and promptly leaves?
(a) At a canter.
(b) At a saunter.
(c) At a gallop.
(d) At a trot.

2. 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) A sculpture.
(d) An etching.

3. What type of weather does the narrator state happens sometimes and is "always a miracle" (105)?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Fog.
(c) Rain.
(d) Snow.

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

5. Whose horse does Håkan take when he takes leave of Jarvis and the caravan?
(a) Helen's brother's horse.
(b) The horse of the first man Håkan killed.
(c) Jarvis's horse.
(d) Helen's horse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What happens after Håkan kills 6 of the pillagers with his gun?
(a) He rides off on one of the pillager's horses.
(b) He stays in the wagon and holds Helen's corpse.
(c) He starts killing pillagers with anything he can find.
(d) He loses consciousness.

15. How many Indian lodges does Håkan encounter when he is drawn to them by the sound of music?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what celestial object does Håkan take issue?

2. Håkan sees which of his own acts as an act against god?

3. In what part of Håkan's body is he bitten by a snake?

4. Håkan at first considers the town he enters to be what kind of object between him and his goal of reaching New York?

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

(see the answer keys)

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