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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Leni and Matthew airlifted after falling down the cliffside?
(a) To Homer.
(b) To Anchorage.
(c) To Seattle.
(d) To Fairbanks.

2. How much money did Lily Walker have in her pocket when she left her family to go West?
(a) $5.
(b) $3.
(c) $10.
(d) $20.

3. What is the elevation gain for the trail at the Bear Claw Wilderness Area?
(a) 2600 feet.
(b) 1600 feet.
(c) 1200 feet.
(d) 2000 feet.

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

5. What Shakespearean play is Leni's class studying in school in Chapter 15?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Henry V.

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 put in a generator.
(d) To lay down land mines.

7. What does Large Marge say she came to talk to Cora about in order to make Ernt leave the cabin in Chapter 18?
(a) A problem with a foal.
(b) An issue with store credit.
(c) A problem with her periods.
(d) A bout of diarrhea.

8. Akutaq is Eskimo ice cream made of blueberries, sugar, snow, and what?
(a) Milk.
(b) Butter.
(c) Cream.
(d) Crisco.

9. How many years have passed since Cora and Leni left Alaska in the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) Three.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

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

11. How does Leni travel to town to go and visit Matthew in Chapter 23?
(a) Ernt drives her.
(b) She takes the bus.
(c) She takes the truck.
(d) She takes the snow machine.

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

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

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

15. What is the name of Leni's grandfather?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Michael.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Lloyd.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what illness does Cora die?

2. What does Cora trade with the water taxi driver in exchange for his service?

3. How do Leni and Matthew travel to Homer in Chapter 16?

4. What animals does Matthew take Leni to watch in the marsh while the other students are looking at a pirate cove in Chapter 17?

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

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