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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality of the dresser causes Håkan to decide not to break a piece of it off for later use?
(a) Its suggestion of home.
(b) Its utility.
(c) Its majesty.
(d) Its size.

2. Jarvis proudly shows Håkan his pistol that shoots how many bullets without a reload?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

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

5. What action does Håkan take that causes him to acknowledge the comedy and thrill of the situation, while also feeling small, frail, and lonely?
(a) He sits in a lone rocking chair in the middle of the desert.
(b) He builds and moves into a tree house in the desert.
(c) He washes himself in a bathtub in the middle of the desert.
(d) He sleeps in a bed in the middle of the desert.

6. What part of Håkan's body act as the only part that reminds him of his former self?
(a) His toes.
(b) His hair.
(c) His teeth.
(d) His knees.

7. Håkan decides that the likeness of himself must have what explanation?
(a) He must have family in the area.
(b) He is legendary in this community as well.
(c) The artist is unskilled.
(d) The apparent similarity is only a coincidence.

8. Jarvis is particularly interested in which aspect of Håkan's past?
(a) Håkan's childhood in Sweden.
(b) Håkan's violent acts.
(c) The Clangston woman.
(d) The location of Pingo's corpse.

9. In what manner does Håkan direct his horse when he first approaches civilization and promptly leaves?
(a) At a trot.
(b) At a saunter.
(c) At a gallop.
(d) At a canter.

10. What happens after Håkan kills 6 of the pillagers with his gun?
(a) He loses consciousness.
(b) He starts killing pillagers with anything he can find.
(c) He stays in the wagon and holds Helen's corpse.
(d) He rides off on one of the pillager's horses.

11. The men who gain access to the caravan under false pretenses use what types of disguises?
(a) Park ranger uniforms.
(b) Celtic clothing.
(c) Indian clothing.
(d) Military uniforms.

12. Håkan sees which of his own acts as an act against the sanctity of Lorimer's teachings?
(a) None of them.
(b) Killing.
(c) Surrendering.
(d) Lying.

13. What reward does Jarvis offer Håkan in exchange for a particular service?
(a) A train ticket to New York.
(b) A gold nugget.
(c) A burro.
(d) A horse.

14. Håkan decides in Chapter 15 that by the time what season comes, he will be ready to interact with people again?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

15. Håkan sees which of his own acts as an act against god?
(a) None of them.
(b) Surrendering.
(c) Killing.
(d) Lying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 15 sees Håkan renew his commitment to what goal?

2. When Håkan leaves the store, he encounters how many armed men in the street?

3. What parts of Håkan's body are restrained when he regains consciousness inside his jail cell?

4. Håkan strikes "eastward as" what season again comes "to an end" (161)?

5. What type of weather does the narrator state happens sometimes and is "always a miracle" (105)?

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