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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 ferry that Leni's family takes to their land in Chapter 3?
(a) The St. Mary.
(b) The Lanesborough.
(c) The Denali.
(d) The Tustamena.

2. What is the name of the diner that Leni observes on Main Street in downtown Kaneq?
(a) Pier One.
(b) Red Dragon.
(c) Fish On.
(d) Craggy Crabs.

3. Where is Geneva Walker from?
(a) Fairbanks.
(b) New York.
(c) Texas.
(d) Homer.

4. 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) "Men are like salmon--they're always swimming upstream."
(b) "The men are scarce, but scared are the men."
(c) "There's nary a soul in sight."
(d) "The odds are good, but the goods are odd."

5. What is Large Marge's last name?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Birdsall.
(d) Watkins.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did a massacre occur during the Olympics during the time period in which Chapter 1 is set?

4. How old is Leni in Chapter 2?

5. What is the name of the cove upon which Leni's father's land sits in Kaneq?

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