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

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

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

4. Where does Matthew take Cora when he escapes with Leni and Cora in Chapter 20?
(a) To the hospital in Homer.
(b) To his father's home.
(c) To Large Marge's home.
(d) To the Homer police station.

5. After how many nights does Matthew move for the first time after he and Leni have fallen on the cliffside in Chapter 22?
(a) After three nights.
(b) After two nights.
(c) After one night.
(d) After four nights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ernt tell Cora they are going to buy another snow machine on Saturday in Chapter 19?

2. How old is Leni when she graduates college?

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

4. When does Chief Ward day Leni will be arraigned as Tom leaves in Chapter 30?

5. At what time is Leni supposed to sneak out to meet Matthew in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the courtroom described in Chapter 30?

3. What does Ernt begin building after Mad Earl's funeral? Why?

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

5. How does Leni manage to meet up with Matthew in Chapter 19? What happens when they do?

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

7. What conflict leads to Ernt's death?

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

9. Why does Matthew tell Aly that he wants to return to Kaneq in Chapter 14?

10. How does Tom react when he meets Leni at the jail?

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