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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. Where had Leni's parents lived in a trailer park where her father had a good job as a mechanic?
(a) Springfield.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Kent.
(d) Walker.

2. What word from Chapter 10 refers to a close-fitting knitted stocking cap?
(a) Ankut.
(b) Janu.
(c) Tuque.
(d) Kiqua.

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

4. What did Leni and her mother tend to while living in a commune, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Tomato farms.
(b) Beehives.
(c) Peach trees.
(d) Apple trees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Thelma's husband?

2. In Chapter 13, Large Marge says to Leni, "This will be a lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing" (165). From what Shakespearean play is this line derived?

3. Who is the bartender at the Kicking Moose Saloon after Geneva's funeral?

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

5. What does Matthew say he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the town of Kaneq described when the Allbrights arrive?

2. How is Leni's first successful hunt described? What does she kill?

3. What does Tom announce at the community meeting that he holds at the Kicking Moose Saloon? How does Ernt respond?

4. How does the author illustrate the changes as winter comes in Chapter 8?

5. In what ways are Matthew's behaviors following his mother's death similar to Ernt's? How are they different?

6. Why does Ernt become violent after Geneva's funeral? What does he do?

7. How is Cora described when she is introduced in the beginning of the novel?

8. Who are the Harlans and what connection do they have to the Allbrights?

9. Who is Large Marge? What impressions are imparted on the reader regarding her character when she is first introduced?

10. What are Leni's first impressions of Matthew?

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