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Prologue and Chapters 1-4

1. In what century is the novel In the Distance set?
(a) The 18th.
(b) The 21st.
(c) The 19th.
(d) The 20th.

2. The novel's prologue depicts a group of men aboard a ship with what name?
(a) The Unspeakable.
(b) The Impeccable.
(c) The Unsinkable.
(d) The Unpredictable.

3. The men in the prologue are aboard what type of ship?
(a) A passenger liner.
(b) A commercial liner.
(c) A passenger schooner.
(d) A freight schooner.

4. What element of weather leads to the men's predicament of being stranded?
(a) Hail.
(b) Wind.
(c) Fog.
(d) Ice.

5. The prologue takes place on a ship near what location?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Norway.
(c) Alaska.
(d) California.

6. The prologue of In the Distance takes place in the same time frame as what other section of the novel?
(a) The epigraph.
(b) The 14th chapter.
(c) The end of the novel.
(d) The epilogue.

7. In what country is Håkan born?
(a) Norway.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Belgium.
(d) France.

8. Which two sons in Håkan's family die from illness?
(a) The two eldest.
(b) The middle and the youngest.
(c) The two youngest.
(d) The youngest and the eldest.

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