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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

3. What did Leni and her mother tend to while living in a commune, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Apple trees.
(b) Beehives.
(c) Peach trees.
(d) Tomato farms.

4. Whose famous kidnapping is described as a point of cultural reference in Chapter 1?
(a) Ted Bundy's kidnapping.
(b) Leanora Henderson's kidnapping.
(c) Patty Hearst's kidnapping.
(d) Jennifer Ruben's kidnapping.

5. What is described as Leni's most treasured possession in Chapter 3?
(a) Her necklace.
(b) Her bracelet.
(c) Her stopwatch.
(d) Her camera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is on the mailbox at the home in the affluent neighborhood where Leni's mother drives her in Chapter 2?

2. What novel is sitting next to Leni on her bed in the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. How long ago does Natalie Watkins say she came to Alaska?

4. Where did Leni live with her mother at a commune when Leni's father was in the service?

5. What do Leni and her family eat at a restaurant on the beach when they camp on the Spit in Chapter 3?

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