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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 service does Håkan agree to perform for Jarvis in exchange for an agreed-upon reward?
(a) Providing personal security.
(b) Housekeeping.
(c) Collecting fuel.
(d) Performing a surgical procedure.

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

3. What two items does Håkan want to buy when he enters a store in the town?
(a) A saddle and spurs.
(b) A belt buckle and a belt.
(c) Boots and a saddle.
(d) Boots and pants.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hakan enters a city for the first time since the caravan ambush, how many blocks "down the avenue" (162) does the atmosphere change?

2. Jarvis is particularly interested in which aspect of Håkan's past?

3. With what celestial object does Håkan take issue?

4. The music from what type of instrument draws Håkan toward the Indian lodges?

5. Håkan discovers that Jarvis had been elected captain of the caravan after promising many people what reward?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Håkan miss his first sign that he may be in danger when he reaches his first town since the killings?

2. What act does Håkan describe as the kindest service anyone has ever done for him?

3. What is the significance of the wooden dresser Håkan finds in the desert?

4. What method does Håkan employ once he decides to avoid all future encounters with other humans?

5. What experience does Håkan have for the first time in the company of Asa?

6. How does Håkan feel when he discovers a rocking chair in the middle of the wilderness?

7. What event leads to Håkan's first experience of an emotion "other than pain and guilt" (140) since the killings?

8. What does Hakan observe about Jarvis's reputation among the caravan's members?

9. In what way is the sheriff's corruption the key to Håkan's freedom?

10. Who is Jarvis?

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