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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30 - 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the famous quote attributed in Chapter 25: "The mountains are calling and I must go" (306)?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) John Muir.
(c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(d) Colleen McCullough.

2. What is the name of Matthew's grandfather who came to Alaska during the Great Depression?
(a) James Walker.
(b) Eckhart Walker.
(c) Jackson Walker.
(d) Tom Walker.

3. Where is Leni camping with her family in the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) The Humboldt Rain Forest.
(b) The Lower Falls Wilderness.
(c) The Hoh Rain Forest.
(d) The Spokane Wilderness Area.

4. In what month does Chapter 8 begin?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) January.

5. Why does Cora believe that Ernt is innocent of committing the vandalism at the saloon?
(a) Because he liked the saloon too much to damage it.
(b) Because he had taken a job at the saloon.
(c) Because he had no weapons to use.
(d) Because he was home sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the following quote from the novel's opening credited? "Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves" (6).

2. Who does Large Marge say is the happiest married person she knows in Chapter 12?

3. In what year does Chapter 27 open?

4. Why does Ernt become violent toward Cora in Chapter 9?

5. Whose case went to the Supreme Court and impacted the way that domestic violence victims were treated, as noted in Chapter 27?

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