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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Matthew say tried to kill his dad once in Chapter 6?
(a) Clyde Watkins.
(b) Mad Earl.
(c) Billy Horchow.
(d) Large Marge.

2. 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 was home sleeping.
(d) Because he had no weapons to use.

3. How long ago does Natalie Watkins say she came to Alaska?
(a) 20 years ago.
(b) 16 years ago.
(c) 10 years ago.
(d) 5 years ago.

4. How many schools has Leni gone to in the past four years, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

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

6. In Chapter 13, Large Marge says to Leni, "This will be a lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing" (165). From what Shakespearean play is this line derived?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) All's Well that Ends Well.

7. Why does Ernt become violent toward Cora in Chapter 9?
(a) Because she told him she's leaving.
(b) Because she was flirting with Tom
(c) Because she let dinner burn.
(d) Because she let Leni go on a date.

8. Where is Geneva Walker from?
(a) New York.
(b) Texas.
(c) Fairbanks.
(d) Homer.

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

10. Where is the town meeting held in Chapter 12?
(a) Tom Walker's home.
(b) The Harlan compound.
(c) The town hall.
(d) The Kicking Moose Saloon.

11. What name is on the mailbox at the home in the affluent neighborhood where Leni's mother drives her in Chapter 2?
(a) Williams.
(b) Walker.
(c) Watkins.
(d) Golliher.

12. What does Ernt teach Leni and Cora to do in Chapter 6?
(a) To fish.
(b) To shoot a rifle.
(c) To smoke salmon.
(d) To hoe the garden.

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

14. What was Large Marge's profession before she moved to Alaska?
(a) A veterinarian.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A policewoman.

15. How is Cora injured in the car accident in Chapter 11?
(a) Her ribs are broken.
(b) Her leg is broken.
(c) Her spleen is ruptured.
(d) Her arm is broken.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What animal does Leni hunt and kill in the beginning of Chapter 12?

4. In what year does Chapter 1 begin?

5. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?

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