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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of weather does the narrator state happens sometimes and is "always a miracle" (105)?
(a) Fog.
(b) Rain.
(c) Snow.
(d) Sunshine.

2. The crowd in front of the jail pelts Håkan with what substance?
(a) Mud.
(b) Wet newspaper.
(c) Rotten vegetables and eggs.
(d) Gravel.

3. Håkan at first considers the town he enters to be what kind of object between him and his goal of reaching New York?
(a) A reprieve.
(b) An obstacle.
(c) An obligation.
(d) A rest.

4. A number of blocks into Håkan's walk into a town, the people begin to behave in what new way?
(a) They begin to chatter incessantly.
(b) They begin to seek refuge from him.
(c) They begin to arm themselves.
(d) They begin to stare at him.

5. What type of food do the Indians provide to Håkan after they invite him into a lodge?
(a) Roasted buffalo.
(b) Roasted fish.
(c) Roasted boar.
(d) Fry bread.

6. What aspect of Håkan's collection delights him the most?
(a) The textures.
(b) The dissections.
(c) The shapes.
(d) The colors.

7. Asa brings Håkan what two items from the medical box?
(a) Salve and a tincture.
(b) Salve and iodine.
(c) Iodine and a tincture.
(d) A poultice and a tincture.

8. How many men does Håkan see climb into the wagon where Helen and her brother are staying?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

9. Asa tells Håkan that the two of them will eventually set sail from what city toward New York City?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Miami.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Boston.

10. What part of Asa's body becomes severely injured in a fall?
(a) His arm.
(b) His collarbone.
(c) His leg.
(d) His hip.

11. What kind of accident leads to a caravan boy's arm being severed?
(a) A firewood-related accident.
(b) A roughhousing accident.
(c) A shooting accident.
(d) A wagon accident.

12. Who makes Håkan's escape from a death sentence possible?
(a) Lorimer.
(b) Jarvis.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) Asa.

13. When Hakan enters a city for the first time since the caravan ambush, how many blocks "down the avenue" (162) does the atmosphere change?
(a) 1 or 2.
(b) 7 or 8.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) 3 or 4.

14. While most of the travelers in the caravan look at Håkan with "mute curiosity," (108) a few of them snicker at what aspect of his appearance?
(a) His youth.
(b) His filth.
(c) His size.
(d) His outfit.

15. Helen is murdered in what way after being raped?
(a) She is strangled.
(b) She is smothered.
(c) She is drowned.
(d) She has her throat cut.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Håkan comes upon a caravan train of travelers, he thinks to himself that which character had been right about caravans?

2. What is the one commodity Håkan deems to be generally impossible to buy in America?

3. What gift does Håkan give to the Indians in return for their kindness?

4. What service does Håkan agree to perform for Jarvis in exchange for an agreed-upon reward?

5. What item does Håkan remember that he has left behind in the village?

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