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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. How old is Leni's mother in Chapter 2?

2. Who is playing buckets as bongo drums at the barbecue in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of the diner that Leni observes on Main Street in downtown Kaneq?

4. Where do Leni's parents buy beer when they camp on the Spit in Chapter 3?

5. Who is the surgeon who comes to talk to Leni after her mother has been hospitalized in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes Ernt's hostility toward Tom in Chapters 5 and 6?

3. How does Ms. Rhodes help guide Leni in helping Matthew in Chapter 10?

4. What causes the conflict between Tom and Ernt after the wolf attack? How does this conflict impact Ernt?

5. What is the reason for the vandalism that is discovered during Salmon Days? Who is responsible?

6. What are Leni's impressions of the settings in Chapters 3 and 4 as the Allbrights travel to their destination?

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

8. How does Tom win over most of the Harlan clan regarding the saloon?

9. Where does Matthew move in Chapter 10? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of toxic love in The Great Alone. How does Leni feel about the toxic love between her parents? How does the author use metaphor or simile to illustrate this toxic love? What are the impacts and/or repercussions of toxic love?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of setting in The Great Alone. What role does setting play in the novel's plot? How does the author describe the setting? What imagery is employed in these descriptions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impacts of alcoholism and post-traumatic stress disorder as explored in The Great Alone. What led to Ernt's PTSD? How did it change him? How does alcohol factor into Ernt's actions and behavior?

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