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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 what does the cat get his head stuck?
(a) The cat door.
(b) A fence.
(c) A mouse trap.
(d) A jar of mayonnaise.

2. The stranger is really a ______.
(a) Native.
(b) Sea monster.
(c) Ghost.
(d) King.

3. Ike knew ___________ in prison.
(a) An albino.
(b) An old friend.
(c) A criminal.
(d) An idiot.

4. What does the albino man claim is the reason he attacked Louise?
(a) He is paranoid.
(b) He has split-personality disorder.
(c) He thought she was someone else.
(d) She was cheating on him.

5. At the icehouse property, Omar Loop builds a slaughterhouse and a ________.
(a) Fort.
(b) Clothing store.
(c) Bowling alley.
(d) Factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. By Chapter 3, how long has Mike been gone?

2. Why does Mike take a longer route to get home?

3. In relation to the rest of the world, how do people in the town feel?

4. What is the benefit of Steubins' advice he gives at the party, if followed?

5. What is Nick's wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Ike live a charmed life?

2. What was so exciting about Ike's life before Kuinak?

3. What's the purpose of Chapter 2?

4. What's the irony of Omar Loop building a pig slaughterhouse on Paul Peterson's property?

5. In Shoola and the Sea Lion, why are the women fascinated by the stranger?

6. In Chapter 3, why is this small town about to change?

7. Why is Shoola and the Sea Lion an appropriate or inappropriate children's book?

8. What does Kuinak offer to the tone of the book?

9. Why is Steubins' advice appealing to the town leaders?

10. Does Ike try to isolate himself?

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