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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Large Marge's last name?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Birdsall.
(c) Watkins.
(d) Wallace.

5. How much money per hour does Tom Walker offer to the townspeople of Kaneq to work on rebuilding the saloon?
(a) $4.
(b) $2.
(c) $6.
(d) $10.

6. What does Leni shoot when she goes hunting with her parents in Chapter 8?
(a) A duck.
(b) A deer.
(c) A moose.
(d) A hare.

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

8. What book does Matthew say his mother has been reading since Christmas in Chapter 5?
(a) Another Roadside Attraction.
(b) The Call of the Wild.
(c) The Fellowship of the Ring.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

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

10. Where does Large Marge say she is from in Chapter 11?
(a) Jersey City.
(b) New York City.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Boston.

11. Where had Dieter Manse been a pilot?
(a) Pan Am.
(b) American Airlines.
(c) Southwest Airlines.
(d) Delta.

12. What word from Chapter 10 refers to a close-fitting knitted stocking cap?
(a) Tuque.
(b) Janu.
(c) Ankut.
(d) Kiqua.

13. How old is Leni in the opening of Chapter 12?
(a) 19.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

14. During what war was Leni's father shot down and captured?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Iraq War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The U.S. War in Afghanistan.

15. What is the name of Matthew's sister?
(a) Annabeth.
(b) Alyeska.
(c) Maryanne.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Geneva Walker say she has lived in Kaneq in Chapter 4?

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

3. What novel is sitting next to Leni on her bed in the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. Who is the first person to say he will take a job for the saloon rebuilding in Chapter 13?

5. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?

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