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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 item does Large Marge give to Leni at the store in Chapter 23?
(a) A gun.
(b) A pregnancy test.
(c) A letter from the university.
(d) A letter from Matthew.

2. What does Cora trade with the water taxi driver in exchange for his service?
(a) Pickled eggs.
(b) Blueberry muffins.
(c) Boiled potatoes.
(d) Cranberry relish.

3. What is Leni studying in college in Chapter 27?
(a) Photography.
(b) American history.
(c) English literature.
(d) Creative writing.

4. 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 one night.
(b) After three nights.
(c) After two nights.
(d) After four nights.

5. Approximately how many miles is Fairbanks from the Arctic Circle?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) 60 miles.
(c) 120 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Chapter 16 begin?

2. Why does Tom Walker say he is digging a trench in Chapter 20?

3. To whom is the famous quote attributed in Chapter 25: "The mountains are calling and I must go" (306)?

4. What is next to Leni in the nightmare that she has in the beginning of Chapter 15?

5. How many siblings does Lily Walker describe growing up with in the newspaper article from Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the courtroom described in Chapter 30?

3. How does Leni respond when she visits Matthew at the care facility in Homer?

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

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

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

7. What plan do Leni and Cora devise immediately after Ernt's death?

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

9. What conflict leads to Ernt's death?

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

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