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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bruno do while he waits for Alex to return home from work in Chapter 8?
(a) Whimpers at the door.
(b) Bruno paces in front of the window.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Sits at the end of the driveway.

2. Why does Casey leave the house quickly the morning after they make love?
(a) There is an emergency at work.
(b) To avoid Alex's cooking.
(c) To avoid talking about the previous night.
(d) To avoid his desires.

3. Who does Casey arrange to be sent to Alex's store in Chapter 6?
(a) An interior designer.
(b) A sign painter and a phone installer.
(c) A plumber and electrician.
(d) A professional organizer.

4. What does Harry make fun of when he arrives at the store?
(a) The decor.
(b) The stuffed grizzly bear.
(c) Alex's singed hair.
(d) Alex's cross country skis.

5. What does Alex allow Harry to do in Chapter 8?
(a) Spend one night at the cabin.
(b) Take over the store.
(c) Rearrange things in the store.
(d) Move back into the cabin.

6. Why did Casey marry his ex-wife?
(a) Casey's ex-wife became pregnant.
(b) They had a son together, so marriage seemed like the logical next step.
(c) Casey loved her.
(d) Casey was lonely.

7. What causes Alex to cry in Chapter 8?
(a) Alex's muscles are sore from doing so much manual labor.
(b) Alex misses New Jersey.
(c) Alex realizes that she can't handle Alaskan winters.
(d) Alex thinks she sees a bear outside her window.

8. Why does Alex feel useless in her store?
(a) Alex doesn't understand the hunting business.
(b) Andy refuses to teach Alex anything.
(c) Alex is too cold to do any work.
(d) The men prefer to talk to Andy.

9. What does Casey help Alex do in Chapter 7?
(a) Casey helps Alex change her tires.
(b) Casey helps Alex chop some wood.
(c) Casey helps Alex get her stove going.
(d) Casey helps Alex grout some tile.

10. According to Andy, why did Casey's wife move so far from Alaska?
(a) To run from the law.
(b) She hates cold weather.
(c) To hurt Casey.
(d) To live near her parents.

11. What does Casey grab from Alex's cabin after putting out her heater and lantern?
(a) Some dog food.
(b) Alex's lucky socks.
(c) Alex's paperwork for the store.
(d) Some of Alex's clothes.

12. What causes Casey to feel a pang of emotion in Chapter 5?
(a) Alex has moved her furniture out of his garage.
(b) Alex has discovered a secret about his past relationship.
(c) Alex has decided to move back to New Jersey.
(d) Alex has gathered some wild flowers for Casey's table.

13. What does Alex wish she knew how to work?
(a) The fancy flashlight that Casey gave her.
(b) The lock on her cabin door.
(c) The chainsaw at the store.
(d) The woodstove in her cabin.

14. What does Alex want to talk about with Casey over the dinner she makes them?
(a) Her cabin.
(b) His past.
(c) The store.
(d) Their future.

15. What is Casey holding when Alex finds him outside her cabin after her first night there?
(a) A picnic basket for breakfast.
(b) A box of odds and ends from his house for her to use.
(c) A box of apples and a jar of his mother's pickles.
(d) A thermos of coffee and a basket of laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex punish Casey for in Chapter 8?

2. When the man at the store asks Alex out, what does she do?

3. What do the carpenters tell Alex in Chapter 5?

4. Who walks in on Alex and Casey in Chapter 6?

5. What does Alex inform Casey of at the end of Chapter 8?

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