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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the male star from Splendor in the Grass that is described in Chapter 19?
(a) Henry Fonda.
(b) William Powell.
(c) Warren Beatty.
(d) Jack Seamore.

2. Whose poems does Leni recite to Matthew when they are trapped and injured on the cliffside?
(a) Robert Service's poems.
(b) Walt Whitman's poems.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe's poems.
(d) Henry David Thoreau's poems.

3. What kind of smell does Leni feels her mother's fear smells like when they get into the truck in Chapter 20?
(a) Salty.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Sour.
(d) Sweet.

4. In what month does Chapter 14 begin?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) January.
(d) April.

5. How old is Leni's grandfather described as being in Chapter 25?
(a) 80.
(b) 60.
(c) 65.
(d) 70.

6. What bird does Leni see in the sky in the dreamscape in Chapter 21?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) A dove.
(d) A raven.

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. Where does Matthew take Cora when he escapes with Leni and Cora in Chapter 20?
(a) To the hospital in Homer.
(b) To Large Marge's home.
(c) To his father's home.
(d) To the Homer police station.

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

13. In what month does Chapter 16 begin?
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) May.
(d) April.

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

15. After how many nights does Matthew move for the first time after he and Leni have fallen on the cliffside in Chapter 22?
(a) After two nights.
(b) After one night.
(c) After four nights.
(d) After three nights.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Ernt tell Cora they are going to buy another snow machine on Saturday in Chapter 19?

3. How old is Agnes in Chapter 15?

4. What Shakespearean play is Leni's class studying in school in Chapter 15?

5. When is the newspaper article that Matthew set aside as a birthday gift for Leni dated?

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