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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. How long after Håkan's parting from Lorimer does Pingo become ill?
(a) A few hours.
(b) A few days.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A few months.

2. Before Håkan can enact his plan to escape from the clutches of the dragoon and the rest, who sets him free?
(a) The highway robber.
(b) The woman.
(c) The fat man.
(d) The dragoon.

3. When Håkan regains consciousness after his period of feverish wandering, he finds himself in what state inside a covered wagon?
(a) Tied down.
(b) Gagged.
(c) Handcuffed.
(d) Blindfolded.

4. What is NOT a subject Lorimer says he had studied in college?
(a) Biology.
(b) Botany.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Zoology.

5. What particular medical skill does Lorimer teach to Håkan at the site of the massacre?
(a) Cauterizing techniques.
(b) Appendectomy techniques.
(c) Tourniquet techniques.
(d) Amputation techniques.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which member of the Brennan family is the first to find Håkan in a terrible state on the ship?

4. In Chapter 7, Håkan and the rest of the convoy begin to cross what type of natural feature?

5. In what season had Håkan and Linus departed from Europe together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Lorimer and what are three of his characteristics?

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

5. Describe Håkan's experiences in Clangston.

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

7. As Håkan's first summer away from his family comes to a close, what is said to be "all Håkan could think of" (40)?

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

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

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

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