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

2. What does Mrs. Carpentier apply to the baby instead of talcum powder?
(a) Pounded tea leaves.
(b) Tulip petals.
(c) Rubbing alcohol.
(d) Petroleum Jelly.

3. 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.

4. Based on Mike's uniform, Katherine thinks he is _____________.
(a) A farmer.
(b) A businessman.
(c) An Englishman.
(d) A hunter.

5. Which of the following is NOT an animal Katherine sees jump into the river?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Polar bears.
(c) Lynx.
(d) Moose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katherine witness an Indian man making a woman do in Chapter 7?

2. What animal do Katherine and Mike find stuck in a trap?

3. What does Mike treat Katherine's wounds with after the fire?

4. Who are the two people who seek a spot on one of the already packed dog sleds?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Atenou tell Ralph about his wisdom tooth?

2. What is strange about the garden that is planted outside Katherine and Mike's new home in Chapter 13?

3. At the Howards, Mike diagnoses Katherine with what condition? What does he suggest she do to help her condition?

4. What does Katherine witness in Chapter 7 which makes her want to make life better for Indian women?

5. What does Katherine witness as she is waiting in the middle of the river?

6. What happens to Joe Henderson's family in the fire? Who does he blame?

7. What causes the wolves to cry so much in Chapter 6?

8. Why has Katherine been sent to stay with her uncle in Canada?

9. How do Katherine and Mike try to sober up Johnny Flaherty in Chapter 2?

10. In Chapter 9, how do Katherine and Mike help Atenou with his dental problem?

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