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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. What special talent does Linus possess?
(a) Tumbling.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Storytelling.
(d) Juggling.

2. In what century is the novel In the Distance set?
(a) The 20th.
(b) The 21st.
(c) The 19th.
(d) The 18th.

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

4. In what location does Håkan lose track of his brother Linus?
(a) New York City.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) Gothenburg.

5. Before Håkan can enact his plan to escape from the clutches of the dragoon and the rest, who sets him free?
(a) The dragoon.
(b) The woman.
(c) The fat man.
(d) The highway robber.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Håkan eats birds in order to stay alive, he also drinks what salty substance?

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

3. In what country is Håkan born?

4. By whose hand have the people been massacred when the convoy hears about them up ahead?

5. How long after Håkan's parting from Lorimer does Pingo become ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Håkan feel about his older brother Linus?

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

3. How does Håkan finally escape from Clangston?

4. Describe the striking opening image of In the Distance.

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

6. What coping mechanism does Håkan employ in order to get his fear under control and what is its level of effectiveness??

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

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

9. As Håkan's first summer away from his family comes to a close, what is said to be "all Håkan could think of" (40)?

10. Why is the extremely large man a topic of conversation for the other passengers on the ship, other than his size?

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