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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the "amputee warrior" (91) who devotes himself completely to Lorimer after his recovery?
(a) Mantil.
(b) Lavim.
(c) Mutin.
(d) Antim.

3. The woman who takes Håkan as a sex slave has an infection in what part of her body?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her throat.
(c) Her hand.
(d) Her gums.

4. 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) Clangston.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) San Francisco.

5. What does Håkan lose "in a matter of days" (22)?
(a) His fear.
(b) The hair on his head.
(c) Three of his teeth.
(d) His memory of Linus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a subject Lorimer says he had studied in college?

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

3. The men in the prologue are aboard what type of ship?

4. In what chapter do Lorimer and Håkan part from one another?

5. At what point in Lorimer's life had he moved to America?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Diaz feature the motif of sound within the scene of the massacre?

2. How is the theme of family bonds demonstrated within Chapter 6?

3. Who is Lorimer and what are three of his characteristics?

4. Who are the Brennans and how does Håkan become involved with them?

5. What similarity between Native American and Swedish culture does Håkan identify?

6. Describe a time in the narrative when a metaphor is used to indicate a particular mood.

7. In what location does the prologue of the novel take place?

8. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative after Håkan's escape from the dragoon and the woman with the diseased gums?

9. On what type of food does Håkan survive after he escapes from the diseased woman's clutches?

10. How does the parting of Håkan and Lorimer come about?

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