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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 book does Matthew say his mother has been reading since Christmas in Chapter 5?
(a) The Fellowship of the Ring.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) The Call of the Wild.
(d) Another Roadside Attraction.

2. How old is Leni in the opening of Chapter 12?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

3. When Natalie Watkins introduces herself in Chapter 4, she says, "You know what they say about finding a man in Alaska" (38). What is her assessment?
(a) "The odds are good, but the goods are odd."
(b) "Men are like salmon--they're always swimming upstream."
(c) "The men are scarce, but scared are the men."
(d) "There's nary a soul in sight."

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

5. How does Matthew's mother die in Chapter 8?
(a) She falls through the ice.
(b) She is killed by a wolf.
(c) She is hit by a car.
(d) She is killed by a bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Leni and her family decorate their Christmas tree with in Chapter 8?

2. Who is the surgeon who comes to talk to Leni after her mother has been hospitalized in Chapter 11?

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

4. What is the name of Matthew's grandfather who came to Alaska during the Great Depression?

5. What animal does Leni hunt and kill in the beginning of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Leni described when her character is introduced in the beginning of the novel?

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

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

6. How does Leni characterize her parents' relationship in Part 1 of the novel?

7. Why does Ernt become violent after Geneva's funeral? What does he do?

8. How does Ernt behave toward Cora and Leni in the morning after his violent explosion in Chapter 10? How do they respond?

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

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

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