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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Håkan lose "in a matter of days" (22)?
2. When Håkan wakes up next to a dead animal, to what cause does he attribute the animal's cause of death?
3. The prologue takes place on a ship near what location?
4. The Brennans are surprised by what aspect of the prices they encounter once on land?
5. Håkan finds out from a sailor that the land he sees from the ship is part of what location?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Håkan's experiences in Clangston.
2. In what location does the prologue of the novel take place?
3. In what way does Diaz feature the motif of sound within the scene of the massacre?
4. Who are the Brennans and how does Håkan become involved with them?
5. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative after Håkan's escape from the dragoon and the woman with the diseased gums?
6. What is distinctive about the large man's coat and what conclusions are drawn about it?
7. Why is the extremely large man a topic of conversation for the other passengers on the ship, other than his size?
8. How is the theme of family bonds demonstrated within Chapter 6?
9. As Håkan's first summer away from his family comes to a close, what is said to be "all Håkan could think of" (40)?
10. What method does Håkan's father Erik use to obtain the money to send his sons to America?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the function of Asa's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Diaz in depicting Asa and include in your discussion the reasons that Diaz portrays Asa in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Diaz’s focus on the motif of violence in the novel In the Distance. What message is Diaz sending about violence, America, and the human condition?
Essay Topic 3
How is the topic of isolation treated within In the Distance and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
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