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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Håkan begins to pay attention to the conversations happening aboard the ship, he names which element as common to them all?
(a) Coal.
(b) Timber.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

3. For what object does Håkan look around the plains when he hears that Lorimer is parting ways with him?
(a) Something to cool his fever.
(b) Something to catch his tears.
(c) Something to hold onto.
(d) Something to lie down on.

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

5. In what port does Håkan's ship finally dock once it reaches the United States?
(a) Seattle.
(b) New York City.
(c) Miami.
(d) San Francisco.

6. In what chapter do Lorimer and Håkan part from one another?
(a) Chapter 6.
(b) Chapter 7.
(c) Chapter 9.
(d) Chapter 8.

7. From what country had Lorimer originally hailed?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Scotland.

8. Håkan and his brother Linus use what type of abandoned structures as places to play?
(a) Factories.
(b) Farmhouses.
(c) Outhouses.
(d) Bomb shelters.

9. How long is the longest tooth in Lorimer's new collection?
(a) As long as a stick of butter.
(b) As long as a sturdy nail.
(c) As long as Håkan's palm.
(d) As long as Lorimer's palm.

10. On what continent had Lorimer attended college?
(a) Europe.
(b) South America.
(c) North America.
(d) Asia.

11. How does Håkan acquire Pingo?
(a) Håkan finds Pingo in the wild.
(b) Håkan buys Pingo.
(c) Pingo is given as a gift to Håkan.
(d) Håkan steals Pingo.

12. What is NOT a subject Lorimer says he had studied in college?
(a) Botany.
(b) Zoology.
(c) Biology.
(d) Philosophy.

13. The first ship boarded by Linus and Håkan is on its way to what location?
(a) Gothenburg.
(b) Italy.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) New York City.

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

15. When Håkan regains consciousness after his period of feverish wandering, he finds himself in what state inside a covered wagon?
(a) Blindfolded.
(b) Handcuffed.
(c) Gagged.
(d) Tied down.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what kind of landscape is Håkan wandering after he escapes from Clangston?

3. Who is the first person in the narrative to call Håkan by the name of "Hawk" (31)?

4. Toward what location does Lorimer travel when he parts ways with Håkan?

5. What objects do the survivors of the massacre give to the man who helps their wounded?

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