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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. What interferes in Katherine's and Mildred's horse racing?

2. During the dog sled journey, what is the con man carrying in his chests?

3. How long does Katherine's and Mike's journey to their new home take?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Mildred tell Katherine she describes well?

5. What is the name of the nurse Katherine meets in Peace River Crossing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Katherine's weekly luncheons and tea parties get started?

3. What Indian tradition does Mike teach Katherine about in Chapter 3?

4. When Mike finds Katherine after the fire, what does he do for her?

5. What causes delays in Katherine's trip in Chapter 1?

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

7. When Katherine and Mrs. Mathers meet, how does Mrs. Mathers make a bad impression?

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

9. In what way has Katherine broken rules in Chapter 1?

10. In Chapter 10, how is it explained that the people in the Northwest Territory are able to navigate themselves from one place to another?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the struggles faced by Katherine throughout the novel. How does she deal with these obstacles? How does she overcome them? What causes these problems for her?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, Katherine. What are her defining character traits? What is most important to her and why? What important events take place during her life? How does she grow as a character as the novel progresses?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they? What are their defining character traits? How are they related to Katherine? What are their roles in the novel?

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