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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 does Large Marge say she came to talk to Cora about in order to make Ernt leave the cabin in Chapter 18?
(a) A problem with a foal.
(b) An issue with store credit.
(c) A bout of diarrhea.
(d) A problem with her periods.

2. What is described as Cora's favorite movie in Chapter 21?
(a) Rosemary's Baby.
(b) Splendor in the Grass.
(c) The Call of the Wild.
(d) Childhood's End.

3. Whose case went to the Supreme Court and impacted the way that domestic violence victims were treated, as noted in Chapter 27?
(a) Emily Warren.
(b) Yvonne Wanrow.
(c) Jessica Poe.
(d) Alexandra Ross.

4. What book is Leni said to be reading for the third consecutive time in Chapter 27?
(a) Interview with the Vampire.
(b) Childhood's End.
(c) The Fellowship of the Ring.
(d) Another Roadside Attraction.

5. Who is the male star from Splendor in the Grass that is described in Chapter 19?
(a) William Powell.
(b) Jack Seamore.
(c) Henry Fonda.
(d) Warren Beatty.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Chief Ward day Leni will be arraigned as Tom leaves in Chapter 30?

2. How does Leni manage to free Matthew from the rocks on the cliffside in Chapter 21?

3. When is the newspaper article that Matthew set aside as a birthday gift for Leni dated?

4. Where does Ernt tell Cora they are going to buy another snow machine on Saturday in Chapter 19?

5. Why has Ernt been released from jail in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrative style shift in Chapter 14? Why do you think the author makes this shift?

2. What conflict leads to Ernt's death?

3. How does Leni respond to her home environment when she is released from the hospital in Part 2?

4. What does Ernt begin building after Mad Earl's funeral? Why?

5. What does Ernt propose to do in order to protect the Harlan compound in Part 2? How is this proposal met by the Harlans?

6. What guilt does Cora struggle with in Part 3?

7. What is the significance of the article titled "My Alaska" in Part 2?

8. Why does Leni write a personal statement in Chapter 17? What is revealed in it?

9. How does Large Marge help Cora and Leni after Ernt's death?

10. How does Tom react when he meets Leni at the jail?

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