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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Leni's parents buy beer when they camp on the Spit in Chapter 3?
(a) The White Horse Saloon.
(b) The Red Hawk Saloon.
(c) The Kicking Moose Saloon.
(d) The Salty Dawg Saloon.

2. Who is the author of The Thorn Birds?
(a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(b) Colleen McCullough.
(c) John Muir.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

3. In what vehicle do Leni and her family travel to Alaska?
(a) A Ford pickup.
(b) A VW bus.
(c) A VW bug.
(d) A Chevy pickup.

4. What book had Leni sent Matthew for his fifteenth birthday?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) The Call of the Wild.
(d) Another Roadside Attraction.

5. When Natalie Watkins introduces herself in Chapter 4, she says, "You know what they say about finding a man in Alaska" (38). What is her assessment?
(a) "There's nary a soul in sight."
(b) "Men are like salmon--they're always swimming upstream."
(c) "The men are scarce, but scared are the men."
(d) "The odds are good, but the goods are odd."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matthew say he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter 7?

2. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?

3. How many residents does Large Marge say live on this part of the peninsula of Kaneq year-round in Chapter 3?

4. Where is Matthew's sister away attending college?

5. What did Ernt use to vandalize the saloon in town?

(see the answer key)

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