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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. Håkan sees which of his own acts as an act against the sanctity of Lorimer's teachings?
2. What two items does Håkan want to buy when he enters a store in the town?
3. In what location does Håkan last recall seeing his own face?
4. From what cause does Asa perish?
5. What is NOT a smell present within Håkan's jail cell?
Short Essay Questions
1. What method does Håkan employ once he decides to avoid all future encounters with other humans?
2. How is the theme of violence portrayed within the sheriff's interaction with Håkan?
3. What characteristic of Asa makes a deep impression on Håkan?
4. Describe the way in which Håkan views the event he consistently calls "the killings" (130) throughout the narrative.
5. Which of the five senses does Håkan most strongly associate with the presence of humans?
6. What experience does Håkan have for the first time in the company of Asa?
7. What does Hakan observe about Jarvis's reputation among the caravan's members?
8. What event leads to Håkan's first experience of an emotion "other than pain and guilt" (140) since the killings?
9. Håkan believes what action to be impossible in relation to the men killed by his own hand?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze In the Distance from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Diaz instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of In the Distance.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of In the Distance and one of the novel's main messages. How does Diaz make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?
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