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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Alec's first job, how far did a half-breed fall to the river?
(a) 55 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 75 feet.
(d) 60 feet.

2. What does Alec dream in Chapter 1?
(a) He is falling.
(b) He is climbing.
(c) He is drowning under ice.
(d) He is in a fire.

3. How did Alec's wife die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Fell down the basement stairs.
(c) Drowned.
(d) Fell down the second-story stairs.

4. How old was Vera when she left home?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

5. When did Martha live?
(a) 1898-1940.
(b) 1896-1936.
(c) 1899-1941.
(d) 1895-1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alec keep busy while he waits for Vera and Daniel to arrive?

2. What is the name of the lake where Alec remembers seeing his father standing?

3. In how many exercise books did Vera's husband keep a diary?

4. How old is Lyle Gardiner?

5. How long ago was the room in Alec's house that used to be the baby's room turned into an indoor bathroom?

(see the answer key)

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