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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of every 1,000 Alaskans go missing each year, according to Large Marge in Chapter 3?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

2. What is Large Marge's last name?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Birdsall.
(c) Watkins.
(d) Wallace.

3. What book does Matthew say his mother has been reading since Christmas in Chapter 5?
(a) Another Roadside Attraction.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) The Call of the Wild.
(d) The Fellowship of the Ring.

4. What is Matthew's middle name?
(a) Michael.
(b) Brian.
(c) James.
(d) Denali.

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 10, what did the palm reader from Anchor Point do for a living before coming to Alaska?
(a) She was a lawyer.
(b) She was a cop.
(c) She was a dentist.
(d) She was a banker.

6. What is the name of the diner that Leni observes on Main Street in downtown Kaneq?
(a) Fish On.
(b) Pier One.
(c) Red Dragon.
(d) Craggy Crabs.

7. What does Matthew say he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter 7?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A pilot.
(c) A banker.
(d) A policeman.

8. What is the name of the saloon on Main Street in downtown Kaneq?
(a) The Kicking Moose Saloon.
(b) The Salty Dawg Saloon.
(c) The Red Hawk Inn.
(d) The White Horse Tavern.

9. What is the name of the cove upon which Leni's father's land sits in Kaneq?
(a) Owl Cove.
(b) Otter Cove.
(c) Crab Cove.
(d) Moose Cove.

10. What has Ernt hunted for dinner on Leni's first day of school in Chapter 5?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Geese.
(d) Ducks.

11. Why does Cora believe that Ernt is innocent of committing the vandalism at the saloon?
(a) Because he had no weapons to use.
(b) Because he was home sleeping.
(c) Because he liked the saloon too much to damage it.
(d) Because he had taken a job at the saloon.

12. About how many hours of daylight per day do the Allbrights experienced in January?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seven.

13. Who is the bartender at the Kicking Moose Saloon after Geneva's funeral?
(a) Old Mike.
(b) Old Pete.
(c) Old Jack.
(d) Old Jim.

14. What novel is sitting next to Leni on her bed in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) Watership Down.
(c) The Grapes of Wrath.
(d) The Hobbit.

15. Who is Thelma's husband?
(a) William.
(b) Pete.
(c) Jack.
(d) Ted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem by Robert Service is quoted in Chapter 6?

2. What word from Chapter 10 refers to a close-fitting knitted stocking cap?

3. What are Large Marge and Mr. Walker doing when Leni returns home in Chapter 12?

4. What is Leni's full name?

5. What animal(s) attack the animals at Leni's family's homestead in Chapter 10?

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