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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main emotion Håkan feels toward his brother Linus prior to their separation?
(a) Adoration.
(b) Suspicion.
(c) Anger.
(d) Trust.

2. What birds does Håkan eat in order to survive after he escapes from Clangston?
(a) Ptarmigan.
(b) Sage hens.
(c) Pheasant.
(d) Sparrows.

3. At what point in Lorimer's life had he moved to America?
(a) In his infancy.
(b) In his adolescence.
(c) In his adulthood.
(d) In his boyhood.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lorimer identifies the original owners of the teeth presented to him by the Native Americans as what types of animals?

2. Which character falls ill with fever in Chapter 7?

3. What kind of expedition do the Brennans launch when they get to the United States?

4. What element of weather leads to the men's predicament of being stranded?

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

(see the answer key)

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