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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 animal does Håkan describe as having a head completely out of proportion with its body?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A tortoise.
(c) A roadrunner.
(d) A musk ox.

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

3. What action does Håkan take that causes him to acknowledge the comedy and thrill of the situation, while also feeling small, frail, and lonely?
(a) He sleeps in a bed in the middle of the desert.
(b) He sits in a lone rocking chair in the middle of the desert.
(c) He builds and moves into a tree house in the desert.
(d) He washes himself in a bathtub in the middle of the desert.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What service does Håkan agree to perform for Jarvis in exchange for an agreed-upon reward?

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

3. What action does Jarvis take the first time he and Håkan meet?

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

5. Jarvis proudly shows Håkan his pistol that shoots how many bullets without a reload?

Short Essay Questions

1. What skills inherited from Lorimer does Håkan put to use at the scene of the wagon accident?

2. Why are the onlookers at the wagon accident at first unwilling to accept Håkan's help?

3. During the period of time when Håkan travels with the help of a burro and a horse, how does he view his goal destination of New York City?

4. For what reason does Håkan miss his first sign that he may be in danger when he reaches his first town since the killings?

5. How does the theme of grief enter the narrative when Håkan attempts to buy a certain item from members of the caravan?

6. Håkan believes what action to be impossible in relation to the men killed by his own hand?

7. What method does Håkan employ once he decides to avoid all future encounters with other humans?

8. Who is Jarvis?

9. In what way is the sheriff's corruption the key to Håkan's freedom?

10. For what purpose does Diaz employ character foils within Håkan's period of captivity?

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