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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Macbeth.
(b) All's Well that Ends Well.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

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

4. Who is the surgeon who comes to talk to Leni after her mother has been hospitalized in Chapter 11?
(a) Dr. Williams.
(b) Dr. Anderson.
(c) Dr. Irving.
(d) Dr. Smith.

5. What did Ernt use to vandalize the saloon in town?
(a) A gun.
(b) An axe.
(c) A torch.
(d) A rock.

6. 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) Lemonade.
(c) Candy.
(d) Film.

7. What do Leni and her family decorate their Christmas tree with in Chapter 8?
(a) Glass ornaments from Seattle.
(b) Photos and fishing lures.
(c) Apples and oranges.
(d) Popcorn and cookies.

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

9. The narrator notes in Chapter 1 that one thing everyone is angry about these day is gas prices. What is the cost of gas described as?
(a) $.45 a gallon.
(b) $.55 a gallon.
(c) $1 a gallon.
(d) $2 a gallon.

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

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

12. What is the name of the saloon on Main Street in downtown Kaneq?
(a) The Salty Dawg Saloon.
(b) The Red Hawk Inn.
(c) The White Horse Tavern.
(d) The Kicking Moose Saloon.

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

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

15. What is Leni's last name?
(a) Walker.
(b) Watkins.
(c) Allbright.
(d) Golliher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Thorn Birds?

2. What is the name of the cove upon which Leni's father's land sits in Kaneq?

3. What are Large Marge and Mr. Walker doing when Leni returns home in Chapter 12?

4. During what war was Leni's father shot down and captured?

5. Where had Leni's parents lived in a trailer park where her father had a good job as a mechanic?

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