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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. Where did a massacre occur during the Olympics during the time period in which Chapter 1 is set?
(a) London.
(b) Helsinki.
(c) Munich.
(d) Paris.

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

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 10, what did the palm reader from Anchor Point do for a living before coming to Alaska?
(a) She was a banker.
(b) She was a dentist.
(c) She was a lawyer.
(d) She was a cop.

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

5. Who is the first person to say he will take a job for the saloon rebuilding in Chapter 13?
(a) Mad Earl.
(b) Ted.
(c) Ernt.
(d) Clyde.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Crazy Pete's goose?

2. What are Large Marge and Mr. Walker doing when Leni returns home in Chapter 12?

3. Where does Leni's class go on a field trip in Chapter 6?

4. What is Leni's full name?

5. Where does Matthew say his grandfather met his grandmother Lily in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways are Matthew's behaviors following his mother's death similar to Ernt's? How are they different?

2. How is the theme of literature explored in Chapters 1 and 2?

3. Who is Large Marge? What impressions are imparted on the reader regarding her character when she is first introduced?

4. How does Tom win over most of the Harlan clan regarding the saloon?

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

6. What are Leni's impressions of the settings in Chapters 3 and 4 as the Allbrights travel to their destination?

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

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

9. Where is the community barbecue held in Chapter 5? How is this setting described?

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

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