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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Natalie teach at a university?
(a) History.
(b) English.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Economics.

2. What word from Chapter 10 refers to a close-fitting knitted stocking cap?
(a) Tuque.
(b) Janu.
(c) Ankut.
(d) Kiqua.

3. What does Large Marge tell Ernt he is going to go and do until spring in Chapter 11?
(a) Visit his family in the lower 48.
(b) Stay with his brother.
(c) Stay with his sister.
(d) Work on the pipeline.

4. What actor from Love Story is mentioned in Chapter 10?
(a) Ali McCraw.
(b) Julie Andrews.
(c) Joan Crawford.
(d) Vivien Leigh.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacks Ernt at the saloon in Chapter 11?

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).

3. Where was Ernt's father a rancher?

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

5. What kind of lunch box does Leni take to school?

(see the answer key)

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