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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. When is the newspaper article that Matthew set aside as a birthday gift for Leni dated?
(a) July 4, 1972.
(b) July 4, 1970.
(c) July 4, 1979.
(d) July 4, 1965.

2. Who is the serial killer that Leni mentions in her Personal Statement?
(a) The Mad River Killer.
(b) The Clown Killer.
(c) The Zodiac Killer.
(d) The Green River Killer.

3. From what illness does Cora die?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Alzheimer's disease.
(c) Breast cancer.
(d) Brain cancer.

4. What word is repeated in Matthew's mind as he lay in a vegetative state after the accident?
(a) Love.
(b) Help.
(c) Life.
(d) Her.

5. Akutaq is Eskimo ice cream made of blueberries, sugar, snow, and what?
(a) Crisco.
(b) Cream.
(c) Milk.
(d) Butter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cora trade with the water taxi driver in exchange for his service?

2. Where does Cora tell Leni to meet her in 40 minutes when Leni insists on saying goodbye to Matthew in Chapter 24?

3. What book about the last man alive on earth is described in Chapter 15?

4. What does Leni's father yell at the tourists on the bridge in Chapter 20 (243)?

5. In Leni's Personal Statement, she opens her essay with a quote from whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Cora's death? What does she do before dying?

2. How does the narrative style shift in Chapter 14? Why do you think the author makes this shift?

3. How does Leni respond to her home environment when she is released from the hospital in Part 2?

4. What does Ernt propose to do in order to protect the Harlan compound in Part 2? How is this proposal met by the Harlans?

5. What does Ernt do when he finds Matthew on his property coming to visit Leni in Part 2? How does Leni respond?

6. What is the result of Leni's confession in Chapter 29?

7. When and where does Part 3 of the novel begin?

8. Why does Leni write a personal statement in Chapter 17? What is revealed in it?

9. What conflict emerges at Mad Earl's funeral?

10. How does Ernt respond when Leni calls out to Matthew for help in Kaneq in Part 2?

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