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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Mike says can be done using clues from nature?
(a) Figure out one's path in life.
(b) Figure out the time.
(c) Figure out one's direction.
(d) Predict weather.

2. What interferes in Katherine's and Mildred's horse racing?
(a) Pain from Katherine's pleurisy.
(b) A nasty storm.
(c) A horse injury.
(d) Mildred becomes dizzy.

3. What name does Katherine ask to call Mrs. Carpentier by?
(a) Molly.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Dana.

4. What plant does Katherine discover growing in her garden in Chapter 8?
(a) Thyme.
(b) Poison oak.
(c) Lavender.
(d) A red clover.

5. What kind of pie does Katherine prepare in Chapter 2?
(a) Strawberry- rhubarb.
(b) Currant.
(c) Mince meat.
(d) Pumpkin.

6. What does Mike tell Katherine about as they lay outside on a blanket in Chapter 10?
(a) Their future.
(b) Constellations.
(c) His childhood.
(d) Migration.

7. What was Ralph's occupation before coming to Canada?
(a) He was a shoe salesman.
(b) He was a bricklayer.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He was a minister.

8. What animal do Katherine and Mike find stuck in a trap?
(a) A beaver.
(b) A fox.
(c) A hawk.
(d) A rat.

9. What is the name of the Indian reservation that Mike and Katherine walk to in Chapter 8?
(a) Fox River.
(b) Beaver River.
(c) Moose Lake.
(d) Wolf Lake.

10. In Chapter 1, what does Katherine notice about the cattle she sees bundled along a fence?
(a) They are all sleeping.
(b) They are all eating.
(c) They are all dead.
(d) They are all sickly.

11. How did Katherine sneak her dog into the passenger coach?
(a) She hid it under her long dress.
(b) She hid it under her blanket.
(c) She hid it in her coat.
(d) She hid the dog in her lunch basket.

12. Which Canadian province is Katherine headed to visit her uncle in?
(a) Saskatchewan.
(b) Manitoba.
(c) Ontario.
(d) Alberta.

13. From what illness does Katherine suffer?
(a) Pleurisy.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Small pox.

14. In Chapter 3, what does Mildred tell Katherine she describes well?
(a) Her life in Boston.
(b) How it feels to be in love.
(c) The route to the nearest post office.
(d) Her childhood.

15. How old is Katherine at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katherine recall about the family home she is leaving behind?

2. What do Katherine and Mike see a man on horseback carrying in his arms in Chapter 9?

3. What kind of story does Mike tell to explain the North Star to Katherine?

4. What does Mike note about Mrs. Marlin to Katherine?

5. What does Mike feed Katherine when he collects her after the fire has passed?

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