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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. Håkan and his brother Linus use what type of abandoned structures as places to play?
(a) Farmhouses.
(b) Bomb shelters.
(c) Outhouses.
(d) Factories.

2. Which two sons in Håkan's family die from illness?
(a) The two youngest.
(b) The youngest and the eldest.
(c) The middle and the youngest.
(d) The two eldest.

3. For what object does Håkan look around the plains when he hears that Lorimer is parting ways with him?
(a) Something to cool his fever.
(b) Something to lie down on.
(c) Something to hold onto.
(d) Something to catch his tears.

4. From what country had Lorimer originally hailed?
(a) Scotland.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Wales.

5. In what chapter do Lorimer and Håkan part from one another?
(a) Chapter 6.
(b) Chapter 9.
(c) Chapter 7.
(d) Chapter 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character falls ill with fever in Chapter 7?

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

3. What is distinctive about the town of Clangston?

4. About how many teeth in total do the Native Americans give to Lorimer in payment for his medical services?

5. The prologue of In the Distance takes place in the same time frame as what other section of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What similarity between Native American and Swedish culture does Håkan identify?

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

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

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

10. Describe Håkan's experiences in Clangston.

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