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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 does Ernt consume himself with building on his property in Chapter 19?
(a) A wall.
(b) A boat dock.
(c) A smokehouse.
(d) A goat pen.

2. Why are there no mirrors in Leni's house in Chapter 15?
(a) Because Leni broke them all.
(b) Because her father broke them all.
(c) Because her mother broke them all.
(d) Because her mother would not allow them in the home.

3. Whose poems does Leni recite to Matthew when they are trapped and injured on the cliffside?
(a) Walt Whitman's poems.
(b) Robert Service's poems.
(c) Henry David Thoreau's poems.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe's poems.

4. What genre of novels does Leni consume during the month of June in Chapter 19?
(a) Historical romance.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) French existentialist.
(d) Crime thriller.

5. What does Leni's court-appointed attorney tell her to do at the arraignment in Chapter 30?
(a) To plead insanity.
(b) To plead not guilty.
(c) To plead guilty.
(d) To plead defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the newspaper article that Matthew set aside as a birthday gift for Leni dated?

2. Where is the graduation party to be held for Leni and Matthew in Chapter 18?

3. How old is Leni when she graduates college?

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

5. Who is the male star from Splendor in the Grass that is described in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Large Marge help Cora and Leni after Ernt's death?

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

6. What conflict leads to Ernt's death?

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

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

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

10. How is the theme of deception developed in Chapters 17 and 18?

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