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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. What does Håkan lose "in a matter of days" (22)?
(a) His memory of Linus.
(b) His fear.
(c) The hair on his head.
(d) Three of his teeth.

2. What special talent does Linus possess?
(a) Juggling.
(b) Tumbling.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Storytelling.

3. In what season had Håkan and Linus departed from Europe together?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

4. What is distinctive about the town of Clangston?
(a) It is composed of three parallel streets with no intersections.
(b) It is underground.
(c) It is overrun with rattlesnakes.
(d) It is composed of only one side of one street.

5. What kind of expedition do the Brennans launch when they get to the United States?
(a) Copper prospecting.
(b) Mountaineering.
(c) Silver prospecting.
(d) Gold prospecting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Håkan performs surgery on his horse Pingo in order to remove what substance from its belly?

3. What substance does Håkan use to protect his skin from the sun?

4. What is Lorimer's first instinct at the news of the massacre up ahead?

5. Toward what location does Lorimer travel when he parts ways with Håkan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major character change does Håkan undergo against his will as a result of his association with Lorimer?

2. How does the parting of Håkan and Lorimer come about?

3. Describe the distinctive opening of Chapter 6 and its use of sensory details.

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

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

6. Discuss an instance when the theme of collectivism appears within the novel.

7. In what way does Diaz feature the motif of sound within the scene of the massacre?

8. How is the theme of family bonds demonstrated within Chapter 6?

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

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

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