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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 electrical item does Alex tell Casey she does not use?
(a) An electric toothbrush.
(b) Electric rollers.
(c) A coffee maker.
(d) A hair dryer.

2. What does Alex not have in the bathroom in Chapter 3?
(a) Fresh clothes.
(b) A toothbrush and toothpaste.
(c) Toilet paper.
(d) Soap.

3. What takes Alex's breath away in Chapter 1?
(a) The size of the cabin.
(b) The panoramic view and Alaskan mountain range.
(c) Casey's figure.
(d) The kindness of the locals.

4. According to Alex, what historical figure did not have an electric eggbeater?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Henry VIII.

5. Why does Alex consider sleeping in her cabin in Chapter 3?
(a) The tent is very cold.
(b) The tent collapses.
(c) Alex thinks the mice are gone.
(d) To prove to Casey that she can do it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex realize in Chapter 2?

2. According to Alex, not even what creature could live in the cabin?

3. What kind of man is Alex not interested in?

4. As of Chapter 2, how long before snow starts falling?

5. Why does Alex decide to leave her old life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alex choose Alaska as her new home?

2. In what condition does Alex arrive at Casey's home in Chapter 3, and how did she get this way?

3. Why does Alex decide to stay at her place at the end of Chapter 4?

4. What are the reasons Casey mentions for why he should not like Alex?

5. In Alex's eyes, what makes up for the bleak cabin and overgrown driveway?

6. Why is Alex unable to spend the night in her tent or cabin in Chapter 3?

7. What does Casey tell Alex about his past?

8. While surveying her land, what is Alex startled to find?

9. How does Casey show his attraction to Alex in Chapter 2?

10. Who is Andy?

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