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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. Håkan decides in Chapter 15 that by the time what season comes, he will be ready to interact with people again?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

2. What reward does Jarvis offer Håkan in exchange for a particular service?
(a) A train ticket to New York.
(b) A gold nugget.
(c) A burro.
(d) A horse.

3. How "many mornings" after the caravan boy's accident does Jarvis announce the caravan will be taking a "cutoff" (125)?
(a) 3 or 4.
(b) 5 or 6.
(c) 1 or 2.
(d) 2 or 3.

4. When Håkan comes upon a caravan train of travelers, he thinks to himself that which character had been right about caravans?
(a) Linus.
(b) Lorimer.
(c) Silas.
(d) The Clangston woman.

5. Chapter 15 sees Håkan renew his commitment to what goal?
(a) Heading east.
(b) Heading west.
(c) Heading south.
(d) Heading north.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What parts of Håkan's body are restrained when he regains consciousness inside his jail cell?

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

4. How many men does Håkan see climb into the wagon where Helen and her brother are staying?

5. Whose horse does Håkan take when he takes leave of Jarvis and the caravan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Which of the five senses does Håkan most strongly associate with the presence of humans?

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

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