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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did a massacre occur during the Olympics during the time period in which Chapter 1 is set?
(a) London.
(b) Munich.
(c) Paris.
(d) Helsinki.

2. When did 500 Japanese soldiers invade Kiska Island in the Aluetian Chain?
(a) May 23, 1940.
(b) June 6, 1942.
(c) September 15, 1944.
(d) July 12, 1948.

3. Who is playing buckets as bongo drums at the barbecue in Chapter 5?
(a) Large Marge.
(b) Eckhart Walker.
(c) Mad Earl.
(d) Tom Walker.

4. Who is the bartender at the Kicking Moose Saloon after Geneva's funeral?
(a) Old Jim.
(b) Old Mike.
(c) Old Jack.
(d) Old Pete.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Matthew's sister?

2. What is the name of the diner that Leni observes on Main Street in downtown Kaneq?

3. Where is Matthew's sister away attending college?

4. What is the radio morning broadcast for people living in the bush without telephones or mail service that is described in Chapter 10?

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

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