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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Leni's parents buy beer when they camp on the Spit in Chapter 3?
(a) The Salty Dawg Saloon.
(b) The Kicking Moose Saloon.
(c) The Red Hawk Saloon.
(d) The White Horse Saloon.

2. What sport is Matthew playing at his new school in Chapter 10?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Football.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Baseball.

3. How old is Leni in Chapter 2?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

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

5. 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.

6. Who is the police officer that leads the search party in Chapter 8?
(a) Curt Ward.
(b) Brian Poe.
(c) Richard Anderson.
(d) James Elbert Cutler.

7. What novel is sitting next to Leni on her bed in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Grapes of Wrath.
(c) The Hobbit.
(d) Watership Down.

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

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

10. Who is Ernst's friend who leaves him his land in Alaska?
(a) Roger Harlan.
(b) Bo Harlan.
(c) Red Harlan.
(d) Jack Harlan.

11. What does Leni's mother slip her money for Leni to buy when they camp on the Spit in Chapter 3?
(a) Film.
(b) School supplies.
(c) Candy.
(d) Lemonade.

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

13. Where did Leni live with her mother at a commune when Leni's father was in the service?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Oregon.

14. 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.

15. What is Calhoun's last name?
(a) Roberts.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Williams.
(d) Malvey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matthew say he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter 7?

2. What is Matthew's middle name?

3. What instrument is Leni's teacher Ms. Rhodes playing at the barbecue in Chapter 5?

4. Whose death in The Outsiders turned Leni inside out?

5. How old is Leni's mother in Chapter 2?

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