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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 paperbook novel does Leni's father give her in Chapter 1?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Call of the Wild.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) Watership Down.

2. What word from Chapter 10 refers to a close-fitting knitted stocking cap?
(a) Ankut.
(b) Janu.
(c) Tuque.
(d) Kiqua.

3. What is the radio morning broadcast for people living in the bush without telephones or mail service that is described in Chapter 10?
(a) The Bush Review.
(b) The Peninsula Pipeline.
(c) The Peninsula Picture.
(d) The Alaska Story.

4. What novel is sitting next to Leni on her bed in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Hobbit.
(c) Watership Down.
(d) The Grapes of Wrath.

5. What do Leni and her family decorate their Christmas tree with in Chapter 8?
(a) Glass ornaments from Seattle.
(b) Popcorn and cookies.
(c) Photos and fishing lures.
(d) Apples and oranges.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did a massacre occur during the Olympics during the time period in which Chapter 1 is set?

3. What is Leni's last name?

4. What does Leni's mother slip her money for Leni to buy when they camp on the Spit in Chapter 3?

5. What does Large Marge tell Ernt he is going to go and do until spring in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author illustrate the changes as winter comes in Chapter 8?

2. How is the town of Kaneq described when the Allbrights arrive?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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