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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poem by Robert Service is quoted in Chapter 6?
(a) "The Last Days of the River Dwellers."
(b) "The Hawks of Tomorrow."
(c) "The Cremation of Sam McGee."
(d) "The Steady Night and Day."

2. Where had Leni's parents lived in a trailer park where her father had a good job as a mechanic?
(a) Kent.
(b) Springfield.
(c) Walker.
(d) Anderson.

3. What is the name of Matthew's sister?
(a) Alyeska.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Annabeth.
(d) Maryanne.

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

5. Who attacks Ernt at the saloon in Chapter 11?
(a) Thelma.
(b) Leni.
(c) Large Marge.
(d) Tom Walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel is sitting next to Leni on her bed in the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. Why does Cora believe that Ernt is innocent of committing the vandalism at the saloon?

3. Who is playing buckets as bongo drums at the barbecue in Chapter 5?

4. How old is Leni's mother in Chapter 2?

5. What did Ernt use to vandalize the saloon in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason for the vandalism that is discovered during Salmon Days? Who is responsible?

2. How does Ms. Rhodes help guide Leni in helping Matthew in Chapter 10?

3. How do the Allbrights reach their destination in Chapters 3 and 4?

4. How is Ernt described when his character is introduced in Chapter 1?

5. How has the Allbright household changed from the ending of Part 1 to the opening of Part 2?

6. How has Leni changed in the beginning of Part 2?

7. What causes Ernt's hostility toward Tom in Chapters 5 and 6?

8. What does Tom announce at the community meeting that he holds at the Kicking Moose Saloon? How does Ernt respond?

9. How is Cora described when she is introduced in the beginning of the novel?

10. How does Leni feel about her first day at school in Chapter 5? Why?

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