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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the saloon on Main Street in downtown Kaneq?
(a) The White Horse Tavern.
(b) The Red Hawk Inn.
(c) The Salty Dawg Saloon.
(d) The Kicking Moose Saloon.

2. To whom is the following quote from the novel's opening credited? "Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves" (6).
(a) John Muir.
(b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(c) Henry David Thoreau.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

3. What poem by Robert Service is quoted in Chapter 6?
(a) "The Cremation of Sam McGee."
(b) "The Hawks of Tomorrow."
(c) "The Steady Night and Day."
(d) "The Last Days of the River Dwellers."

4. How old is Leni's mother in Chapter 2?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 26.
(d) 22.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Geneva Walker say she has lived in Kaneq in Chapter 4?

2. What does Leni's mother slip her money for Leni to buy when they camp on the Spit in Chapter 3?

3. Where in Alaska do Leni and her family arrive to take the ferry to their new home?

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

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

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