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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. How is Large Marge's home described in Chapter 24?
(a) It is a large yurt.
(b) It is a refurbished barn.
(c) It is a small brick home.
(d) It is a large wood cabin.

2. Whose case went to the Supreme Court and impacted the way that domestic violence victims were treated, as noted in Chapter 27?
(a) Jessica Poe.
(b) Alexandra Ross.
(c) Emily Warren.
(d) Yvonne Wanrow.

3. What kind of smell does Leni feels her mother's fear smells like when they get into the truck in Chapter 20?
(a) Sour.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Salty.

4. What causes Mad Earl's death?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A boating accident.
(d) A car accident.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what month does Chapter 16 begin?

3. How is Ernt killed in Chapter 23?

4. What does Ernt consume himself with building on his property in Chapter 19?

5. What book is Leni said to be reading for the third consecutive time in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the relationship between Leni and Matthew changed in Part 2?

2. What guilt does Cora struggle with in Part 3?

3. How does Matthew become seriously injured in Part 2?

4. Why does Matthew become upset when Leni visits him in the end of the novel?

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

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

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

8. How does Matthew escape in Chapter 20?

9. How is Matthew's condition when Leni is released from the hospital in Part 2?

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

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