View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator's description of the city they drive through is
(a) Dark and dangerous.
(b) Bleak and depressing.
(c) Sophisticated and upscale.
(d) Bright and cheerful.

3. Though the narrator has memorized survival guides, she realizes that it is still possible
(a) To detach herself from nature entirely.
(b) To learn more about nature.
(c) To lose one's way.
(d) To forget which plants are edible and which are not.

4. The narrator discovers Anna
(a) Weeding the garden for her.
(b) Digging through her old scrapbooks.
(c) Putting on her make-up early in the morning.
(d) Sneaking a cigarette outside.

5. Paul assumes the narrator is traveling with her husband because
(a) She is obviously traveling with a man.
(b) Women are not safe to travel alone in that part of Canada.
(c) She has not told anyone she is divorced.
(d) She has told him she will bring a man along.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say she should have studied instead of art?

2. The canoe trip is difficult for the group because

3. What does the narrator feel is her first mistake during her visit to the store?

4. The narrator compares Anna's cries to

5. What is significant about the narrator's brother drowning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator's relationship with her traveling companions.

2. What is significant about the fact that the others have locked the narrator out of the cabin?

3. What happens when the narrator attempts to communicate with Joe in the chapter?

4. Describe the narrator's relationship with other children.

5. Why is the narrator bothered by the new road, and the ease with which she is able to arrive at her destination?

6. Why does the narrator take Joe outside in order to have sex with him?

7. The narrator says that living on the island felt "normal" to her, which suggests what about her personality?

8. Describe the narrator's flashback about the birth of her child.

9. What is the narrator's occupation?

10. How does the narrator now view her parents?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 908 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample