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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the carved heart made of on the necklace that Matthew gives Leni in Chapter 17?
(a) Ash.
(b) Oak.
(c) Clay.
(d) Bone.

2. To whom is Leni's letter addressed in the opening of Chapter 23?
(a) The admissions director of the University of Alaska, Anchorage.
(b) Her grandparents.
(c) The bank director that has offered her student loans.
(d) Matthew.

3. Where does Cora tell Leni to meet her in 40 minutes when Leni insists on saying goodbye to Matthew in Chapter 24?
(a) The Delta counter.
(b) The America West counter.
(c) The Glass Lake counter.
(d) The Homer AirSkies counter.

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

5. What word is repeated in Matthew's mind as he lay in a vegetative state after the accident?
(a) Her.
(b) Love.
(c) Help.
(d) Life.

6. How old is Leni when she graduates college?
(a) 26.
(b) 24.
(c) 21.
(d) 25.

7. What is the name of MJ's stuffed orca that he sleeps with?
(a) Jack.
(b) Roger.
(c) Blue.
(d) Bob.

8. What animals does Matthew take Leni to watch in the marsh while the other students are looking at a pirate cove in Chapter 17?
(a) Black bears.
(b) Moose.
(c) Grizzly bears.
(d) Bald eagles.

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

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

11. Why is Ms. Rhodes going to Homer on the day she asks Leni to teach in Chapter 16?
(a) To help an injured eagle.
(b) To visit her mother.
(c) To get married.
(d) To see her sick sister.

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

13. What does Leni's court-appointed attorney tell her to do at the arraignment in Chapter 30?
(a) To plead guilty.
(b) To plead insanity.
(c) To plead defense.
(d) To plead not guilty.

14. Why has Ernt been released from jail in Chapter 22?
(a) Because he was found innocent of all charges.
(b) Because Cora did not press charges.
(c) Because his father posted bail.
(d) Because Leni did not press charges.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Lily Walker say she was when she came to Alaska in the newpaper article given to Leni for her eighteenth birthday?

2. How does Leni travel to town to go and visit Matthew in Chapter 23?

3. What gift does Matthew give to Leni when he returns in Chapter 14?

4. What item does Large Marge give to Leni at the store in Chapter 23?

5. What is the name of the long-term facility that Matthew is moved to in Chapter 23?

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