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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Håkan finds out from a sailor that the land he sees from the ship is part of what location?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) New York.
(d) Australia.

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

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

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

6. Lorimer can speak a bit of which language in addition to English?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Latin.
(d) German.

7. A convoy from what location arrives in order to threaten the Brennans if they do not give up their mine and flee?
(a) Topeka.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Clangston.

8. In which direction does Lorimer go when he parts ways with Håkan?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

9. The landscape through which the Brennans and Håkan move on their expedition is composed of what?
(a) Forest.
(b) Marsh.
(c) Desert.
(d) Sagebrush.

10. When Håkan eats birds in order to stay alive, he also drinks what salty substance?
(a) Iodine.
(b) Saltwater.
(c) Rock salt.
(d) Blood.

11. By whose hand have the people been massacred when the convoy hears about them up ahead?
(a) Africans.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) White settlers.

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

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

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

15. In what kind of landscape is Håkan wandering after he escapes from Clangston?
(a) A plain.
(b) A forest.
(c) A bog.
(d) A desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main emotion Håkan feels toward his brother Linus prior to their separation?

2. The narrator refers to the man at the head of the nefarious convoy by using what term?

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

4. In what port does Håkan's ship finally dock once it reaches the United States?

5. How long is the longest tooth in Lorimer's new collection?

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