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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Matthew say his mother has been reading since Christmas in Chapter 5?
(a) The Call of the Wild.
(b) Another Roadside Attraction.
(c) The Fellowship of the Ring.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

2. The narrator notes in Chapter 1 that one thing everyone is angry about these day is gas prices. What is the cost of gas described as?
(a) $2 a gallon.
(b) $1 a gallon.
(c) $.55 a gallon.
(d) $.45 a gallon.

3. What do Leni and her family eat at a restaurant on the beach when they camp on the Spit in Chapter 3?
(a) Clams.
(b) Catfish.
(c) Mussels.
(d) Crab.

4. Where in Alaska do Leni and her family arrive to take the ferry to their new home?
(a) Homer.
(b) Anchorage.
(c) Fairbanks.
(d) Anderson.

5. How many of every 1,000 Alaskans go missing each year, according to Large Marge in Chapter 3?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Matthew's mother's boyfriend?

3. Who is playing buckets as bongo drums at the barbecue in Chapter 5?

4. What is Leni's last name?

5. What instrument is Leni's teacher Ms. Rhodes playing at the barbecue in Chapter 5?

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