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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Matthew say he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter 7?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A pilot.
(c) A banker.
(d) A policeman.

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. According to the narrator in Chapter 10, what did the palm reader from Anchor Point do for a living before coming to Alaska?
(a) She was a dentist.
(b) She was a banker.
(c) She was a cop.
(d) She was a lawyer.

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

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

14. Where does Matthew say his grandfather met his grandmother Lily in Chapter 5?
(a) Fairbanks.
(b) Anchorage.
(c) Homer.
(d) Nome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did 500 Japanese soldiers invade Kiska Island in the Aluetian Chain?

2. How many schools has Leni gone to in the past four years, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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

4. 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?

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

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