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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men in the prologue are aboard what type of ship?
(a) A passenger liner.
(b) A passenger schooner.
(c) A freight schooner.
(d) A commercial liner.

2. Håkan fears that what element will result in the deaths of the convoy members?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Attacks from Native Americans.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Hypothermia.

3. At one point when Håkan is feverish and delusional, he awakens next to what type of dead animal?
(a) A duck.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A bear.
(d) A dog.

4. At what point in Lorimer's life had he moved to America?
(a) In his adulthood.
(b) In his adolescence.
(c) In his infancy.
(d) In his boyhood.

5. When Håkan eats birds in order to stay alive, he also drinks what salty substance?
(a) Saltwater.
(b) Blood.
(c) Rock salt.
(d) Iodine.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what object does Håkan look around the plains when he hears that Lorimer is parting ways with him?

2. Who directs the preparation of the medicine to heal the person ill with fever?

3. Lorimer can speak a bit of which language in addition to English?

4. In what chapter do Lorimer and Håkan part from one another?

5. When Håkan begins to pay attention to the conversations happening aboard the ship, he names which element as common to them all?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the extremely large man a topic of conversation for the other passengers on the ship, other than his size?

2. Describe a time in the narrative when a metaphor is used to indicate a particular mood.

3. How does Håkan end up on a ship ultimately bound for California, when he had been headed for New York City?

4. Describe the striking opening image of In the Distance.

5. What method does Håkan's father Erik use to obtain the money to send his sons to America?

6. In what location does the prologue of the novel take place?

7. On what type of food does Håkan survive after he escapes from the diseased woman's clutches?

8. Who are the Brennans and how does Håkan become involved with them?

9. What coping mechanism does Håkan employ in order to get his fear under control and what is its level of effectiveness??

10. What is distinctive about the large man's coat and what conclusions are drawn about it?

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