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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. Who is the author of The Thorn Birds?
(a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) Colleen McCullough.
(d) John Muir.

2. Where did Axle move after impregnating a girl, according to the narrator in Chapter 13?
(a) To Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) To Anchorage.
(c) To a Yupik settlement.
(d) To New York City.

3. What is the name of the ferry that Leni's family takes to their land in Chapter 3?
(a) The Lanesborough.
(b) The Tustamena.
(c) The St. Mary.
(d) The Denali.

4. Who is the bartender at the Kicking Moose Saloon after Geneva's funeral?
(a) Old Mike.
(b) Old Jack.
(c) Old Pete.
(d) Old Jim.

5. Who does Large Marge say is the happiest married person she knows in Chapter 12?
(a) Crazy Jack.
(b) Mad Earl.
(c) His father.
(d) Crazy Pete.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what vehicle do Leni and her family travel to Alaska?

2. Who is Ernst's friend who leaves him his land in Alaska?

3. What is Matthew's middle name?

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

5. Where did Leni live with her mother at a commune when Leni's father was in the service?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Leni's first successful hunt described? What does she kill?

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

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

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

7. Where does Matthew move in Chapter 10? Why?

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

9. What causes the conflict between Tom and Ernt after the wolf attack? How does this conflict impact Ernt?

10. Who are the Harlans and what connection do they have to the Allbrights?

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