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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
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. A number of blocks into Håkan's walk into a town, the people begin to behave in what new way?
3. Håkan mentally describes the sheriff as "the man with the" (165) what?
4. Håkan sees which of his own acts as an act against the sanctity of Lorimer's teachings?
5. What parts of Håkan's body are restrained when he regains consciousness inside his jail cell?
Short Essay Questions
1. What method does Håkan employ once he decides to avoid all future encounters with other humans?
2. During the period of time when Håkan travels with the help of a burro and a horse, how does he view his goal destination of New York City?
3. Describe the way in which Håkan first meets Asa.
4. For what purpose does Diaz employ character foils within Håkan's period of captivity?
5. Describe an instance when a literary device is used in conjunction with the motif of violence.
6. For what reason does Håkan miss his first sign that he may be in danger when he reaches his first town since the killings?
7. What item does Håkan attempt to procure from the people traveling in the caravan train and what is the outcome?
8. What does Hakan observe about Jarvis's reputation among the caravan's members?
9. What skills inherited from Lorimer does Håkan put to use at the scene of the wagon accident?
10. Håkan believes what action to be impossible in relation to the men killed by his own hand?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What message does Diaz send within the pages of In the Distance concerning the theme of compassion?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Diaz instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of In the Distance.
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Håkan’s character throughout the novel In the Distance. Discuss whether Håkan is a round or flat character and whether Håkan is a static or dynamic character.
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