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

2. The vast majority of the men in the convoy want to take what action in regard to the massacre?
(a) They want to take a detour around the scene.
(b) They want to provide medical aid.
(c) They want to take no action at all.
(d) They want to steal whatever is left.

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

4. The woman who takes Håkan as a sex slave also spends a great deal of time engaged in what activity with him?
(a) Dressing him.
(b) Bathing him.
(c) Combing his hair.
(d) Reading to him.

5. What is Lorimer's first instinct at the news of the massacre up ahead?
(a) He wants to provide medical aid.
(b) He wants to disarm the men in his own convoy.
(c) He wants to make sure the convoy does not get ambushed.
(d) He wants to turn around and run.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Hakan refuse to take throughout most of the journey to America?

2. In Chapter 7, Håkan and the rest of the convoy begin to cross what type of natural feature?

3. The woman who takes Håkan as a sex slave has an infection in what part of her body?

4. About how many teeth in total do the Native Americans give to Lorimer in payment for his medical services?

5. What particular medical skill does Lorimer teach to Håkan at the site of the massacre?

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