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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. David and Anna seem to communicate by
(a) Telling others what they think of each other.
(b) Teasing or ignoring each other.
(c) Fighting agressively at all times.
(d) Exchanging silent looks.

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

6. What new structure has invaded the narrator's hometown?
(a) A bowling alley.
(b) A fountain.
(c) A motel.
(d) A restaurant.

7. The narrator decides her childhood was a good one because
(a) There was no war or poverty during her youth.
(b) It was in Canada rather than America.
(c) Anna tells her she should appreciate it.
(d) It was safe and removed from real world events.

8. 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) They anticipated grandchildren.
(d) It was now used to enclose the garden.

9. On the lake the narrator feels a sense of
(a) Cautiousness.
(b) Fear and foreboding.
(c) Love and longing for her family.
(d) Peace and homecoming.

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

11. What is significant about the narrator's brother drowning?
(a) He is looking up out of the water.
(b) The narrator never gets a chance to know him.
(c) He does not die, but is saved by his mother.
(d) He develops a lifelong fear of water.

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

13. The narrator reveals that her parents have not forgiven her for
(a) Getting married without them.
(b) Getting divorced and abandoning her child.
(c) Leaving the lake to live in the city.
(d) Living with a man outside of marriage.

14. Flashing back on her first husband, the narrator states
(a) She will never trust the word "love" again.
(b) He was an inexperienced woodsman.
(c) The failure of their marriage was entirely his fault.
(d) She believes she never loved him.

15. What is suggested by the fact that the narrator describes Anna as her best woman friend, though they've know each other only two months?
(a) The narrator does not like people.
(b) The narrator and Anna have many things in common.
(c) The narrator does not have many female friends.
(d) The narrator and Anna have actually known each other much longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along the journey in the lake the narrator sees

2. The narrator describes her job as

3. David suggests Americans want the land because

4. What does the narrator notice about the fountain in town?

5. What change is developing in the narrator's relationship with Joe?

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