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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Brennans enlist Håkan's help with what task after he joins their expedition?
(a) Babysitting the children.
(b) Carrying equipment.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Mining.

2. Which member of the Brennan family is the first to find Håkan in a terrible state on the ship?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Robert.
(c) Molly.
(d) James.

3. How long after Håkan's parting from Lorimer does Pingo become ill?
(a) A few hours.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A few days.
(d) A few months.

4. What does Håkan lose "in a matter of days" (22)?
(a) His fear.
(b) Three of his teeth.
(c) His memory of Linus.
(d) The hair on his head.

5. Who directs the preparation of the medicine to heal the person ill with fever?
(a) Jarvis.
(b) Håkan.
(c) Linus.
(d) Lorimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special talent does Linus possess?

2. The novel's prologue depicts a group of men aboard a ship with what name?

3. What is Lorimer's first instinct at the news of the massacre up ahead?

4. In what season had Håkan and Linus departed from Europe together?

5. What job had James Brennan held prior to launching an expedition in the United States?

(see the answer key)

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