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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 is NOT an action Håkan takes when he is finally allowed to help the injured boy?
(a) He puts leeches on the wound.
(b) He sews up the wound.
(c) He cleanses the wound.
(d) He cauterizes the wound.

2. What is the only part of Håkan's body that he finds unmarred by the desert climate?
(a) The inside of his mouth.
(b) His scalp.
(c) The soles of his feet.
(d) His elbows.

3. What parts of Håkan's body are restrained when he regains consciousness inside his jail cell?
(a) His feet.
(b) His hands.
(c) His hands and feet.
(d) His neck, hands, and feet.

4. When Hakan enters a city for the first time since the caravan ambush, how many blocks "down the avenue" (162) does the atmosphere change?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 7 or 8.
(c) 3 or 4.
(d) 1 or 2.

5. What is the one commodity Håkan deems to be generally impossible to buy in America?
(a) Horses.
(b) Wine.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Sugar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Håkan mentally describes the sheriff as "the man with the" (165) what?

2. What quality of the dresser causes Håkan to decide not to break a piece of it off for later use?

3. What item does Håkan remember that he has left behind in the village?

4. What is NOT a smell present within Håkan's jail cell?

5. Håkan sees which of his own acts as an act against the sanctity of Lorimer's teachings?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Describe the way in which Håkan first meets Asa.

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

4. What is Håkan's main fear when he enters the first town he has visited since the killings occurred?

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

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

7. What is the significance of the wooden dresser Håkan finds in the desert?

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

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

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

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