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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leni's father yell at the tourists on the bridge in Chapter 20 (243)?
(a) "Where are you going?"
(b) "Go back to Utah."
(c) "Go back to California."
(d) "Go home, hippies."

2. What was always Leni's favorite color that reflects "the color of a ruined life" in Chapter 23 (278)?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. What is used to weigh down Ernt's body in Chapter 24?
(a) Rocks and ropes.
(b) A large car wheel.
(c) Animal traps.
(d) Harness chains.

4. From what illness does Cora die?
(a) Alzheimer's disease.
(b) Breast cancer.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Brain cancer.

5. In Leni's Personal Statement, she opens her essay with a quote from whom?
(a) J. R. R. Tolkien.
(b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(c) Henry David Thoreau.
(d) Billy Horchow.

6. Why does Tom Walker say he is digging a trench in Chapter 20?
(a) To build a parking lot.
(b) To build a fence.
(c) To lay down land mines.
(d) To put in a generator.

7. Where is the long-term facility that Matthew is moved to in Chapter 23?
(a) Fairbanks.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Anchorage.
(d) Homer.

8. What book is Leni said to be reading for the third consecutive time in Chapter 27?
(a) Interview with the Vampire.
(b) The Fellowship of the Ring.
(c) Childhood's End.
(d) Another Roadside Attraction.

9. Where is Leni camping with her family in the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) The Hoh Rain Forest.
(b) The Lower Falls Wilderness.
(c) The Spokane Wilderness Area.
(d) The Humboldt Rain Forest.

10. To whom is the famous quote attributed in Chapter 25: "The mountains are calling and I must go" (306)?
(a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(b) John Muir.
(c) Colleen McCullough.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

11. Where is Cora working in Chapter 27?
(a) A bank.
(b) An art gallery.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) An elementary school.

12. What is next to Leni in the nightmare that she has in the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) An open book.
(b) A skyscraper.
(c) A river.
(d) A skeleton.

13. What causes Mad Earl's death?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A car accident.
(c) A boating accident.
(d) A heart attack.

14. In what year does Chapter 27 open?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1986.

15. At what time does Ernt tell Leni he and Cora will return from their trip to buy a snow machine in Chapter 19?
(a) 4:00.
(b) 6:00.
(c) 3:00.
(d) 5:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the female star from Splendor in the Grass that is described in Chapter 19?

2. What word is repeated in Matthew's mind as he lay in a vegetative state after the accident?

3. What does Leni's court-appointed attorney tell her to do at the arraignment in Chapter 30?

4. What does Ernt consume himself with building on his property in Chapter 19?

5. How many siblings does Lily Walker describe growing up with in the newspaper article from Chapter 25?

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