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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator thinks she cannot communicate with Joe because
(a) She does not know the right language.
(b) She is afraid he will be violent.
(c) He does not know what he is talking about.
(d) She does not want to.

2. David suggests Americans want the land because
(a) They have run out of land for their factories.
(b) They have always wanted to own Canada too.
(c) They have used up all their fresh water and will have to move north.
(d) They can not settle the wilderness by themselves.

3. The narrator is trying to decide
(a) Whether she loved her first husband.
(b) Whether she loves Joe.
(c) Whether she is falling in love with David.
(d) Whether she loved her parents.

4. When Paul sees the narrator
(a) He does not recognize her.
(b) He denies having written her.
(c) He confronts her angrily.
(d) He runs to greet her.

5. At the gas station, the narrator is embarrassed when her friends
(a) Admire the moose dressed as people.
(b) Take pictures of the locals without asking.
(c) Take what they want without buying anything.
(d) Use curse words in front of the locals.

6. The narrator remembers a tugboat with a house on it that appealed to her because
(a) She could move any time she wished, taking only the people she wanted to be around.
(b) She could escape her parents with a boat like that.
(c) The people on the boat seemed to be having fun.
(d) Her goal was to live on the water.

7. The narrator finds it difficult to enter the lake because
(a) She is afraid her father will appear.
(b) She can not remember how to swim.
(c) It is too cold.
(d) She is afraid of drowning.

8. In the flashback about her mother, the narrator reveals
(a) That nothing can keep children safe.
(b) That her mother was too afraid to protect her children.
(c) That her mother was afraid of the bear, but did not show it when she protected her children.
(d) That bears were threatening the island.

9. At the end of the chapter the narrator reveals the attitude that
(a) She wants to be in a good marriage.
(b) She prefers to tell people her feelings.
(c) She believes she is her brother's keeper.
(d) She prefers to let others take care of their own problems.

10. The narrator believes her parents never took down the chicken-wire enclosure because
(a) They were always keeping useless things.
(b) They used it to catch rabbits.
(c) It was now used to enclose the garden.
(d) They anticipated grandchildren.

11. The narrator takes her guests to visit what local oddity?
(a) The fountain.
(b) The motel.
(c) The teepee.
(d) The bottle house.

12. The narrator decides it would be easy for a person who is hiding to
(a) Avoid those searching for him or her.
(b) Set traps for the searchers.
(c) Find their true self.
(d) Survive on plants and roots.

13. In the morning, the narrator and Joe discuss
(a) David and Anna's marriage.
(b) The narrator's desire to have a child.
(c) Who will move out of their shared apartment.
(d) The date they will set for their wedding.

14. In school pictures, the narrator's face was always
(a) Blurred or turned away.
(b) Smiling and happy.
(c) Front and center.
(d) Serious and frowning.

15. The narrator describes her job as
(a) Pretentious and worldly.
(b) Important and undervalued.
(c) Awkward and ill-fitting, like an artificial limb.
(d) Appropriate and tailored to her, like a well-made suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator decides her childhood was a good one because

2. After reviewing her father's papers, the narrator decides

3. David blames the changes in the town and the negative outcomes on

4. What question does the narrator recall asking her husband on their wedding day?

5. The narrator decides that everything she values about Joe is

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