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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What instrument is Leni's teacher Ms. Rhodes playing at the barbecue in Chapter 5?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A harmonica.
(c) The drums.
(d) A fiddle.

3. In what year does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1981.

4. What does Cora make for dinner that leads to Ernt sweeping his plate to the floor in Chapter 10?
(a) Potato soup.
(b) Spam and beans.
(c) Chicken and dumplings.
(d) Beef stew.

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

6. What did Leni and her mother tend to while living in a commune, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Beehives.
(b) Tomato farms.
(c) Apple trees.
(d) Peach trees.

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

8. Whose famous kidnapping is described as a point of cultural reference in Chapter 1?
(a) Ted Bundy's kidnapping.
(b) Patty Hearst's kidnapping.
(c) Leanora Henderson's kidnapping.
(d) Jennifer Ruben's kidnapping.

9. Where did Axle move after impregnating a girl, according to the narrator in Chapter 13?
(a) To a Yupik settlement.
(b) To Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) To Anchorage.
(d) To New York City.

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

11. What is the name of Crazy Pete's goose?
(a) Matilda.
(b) Anna.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Joyce.

12. Who is Thelma's husband?
(a) Pete.
(b) William.
(c) Ted.
(d) Jack.

13. What has Ernt hunted for dinner on Leni's first day of school in Chapter 5?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Geese.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Squirrels.

14. Who does Large Marge say is the happiest married person she knows in Chapter 12?
(a) Crazy Pete.
(b) His father.
(c) Crazy Jack.
(d) Mad Earl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the saloon on Main Street in downtown Kaneq?

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

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

4. Who is the police officer that leads the search party in Chapter 8?

5. What is Matthew's middle name?

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