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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. Jarvis is particularly interested in which aspect of Håkan's past?
(a) Håkan's childhood in Sweden.
(b) The location of Pingo's corpse.
(c) The Clangston woman.
(d) Håkan's violent acts.

2. Håkan at first considers the town he enters to be what kind of object between him and his goal of reaching New York?
(a) An obligation.
(b) A reprieve.
(c) A rest.
(d) An obstacle.

3. What is NOT a smell present within Håkan's jail cell?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Onions.
(d) Urine.

4. Asa tells Håkan that the two of them will eventually set sail from what city toward New York City?
(a) Boston.
(b) Miami.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Sacramento.

5. Håkan sees which of his own acts as an act against god?
(a) Surrendering.
(b) Lying.
(c) Killing.
(d) None of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. A new fascination with collecting what objects eventually helps Håkan regain his health?

2. What type of weather does the narrator state happens sometimes and is "always a miracle" (105)?

3. How "many mornings" after the caravan boy's accident does Jarvis announce the caravan will be taking a "cutoff" (125)?

4. When Håkan leaves the store, he encounters how many armed men in the street?

5. The music from what type of instrument draws Håkan toward the Indian lodges?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of violence portrayed within the sheriff's interaction with Håkan?

2. Describe the way in which Håkan views the event he consistently calls "the killings" (130) throughout the narrative.

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

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. Describe an instance when a literary device is used in conjunction with the motif of violence.

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

7. 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?

8. What characteristic of Asa makes a deep impression on Håkan?

9. What item does Håkan attempt to procure from the people traveling in the caravan train and what is the outcome?

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

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