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

2. What aspect of Håkan's collection delights him the most?
(a) The shapes.
(b) The dissections.
(c) The colors.
(d) The textures.

3. Who makes Håkan's escape from a death sentence possible?
(a) Lorimer.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Jarvis.
(d) Asa.

4. Håkan mentally describes the sheriff as "the man with the" (165) what?
(a) Star.
(b) Answer.
(c) Law.
(d) Key.

5. In what part of Håkan's body is he bitten by a snake?
(a) His right heel.
(b) His right wrist.
(c) His left heel.
(d) His neck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The sheriff announces that Håkan will undergo what punishment for his crimes after being paraded through the countryside?

3. What two items does Håkan want to buy when he enters a store in the town?

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

5. Chapter 15 sees Håkan renew his commitment to what goal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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