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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. In what year does Chapter 27 open?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1992.

2. When does Chief Ward day Leni will be arraigned as Tom leaves in Chapter 30?
(a) 4:00.
(b) 3:00.
(c) 1:00.
(d) 2:00.

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

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

5. What is next to Leni in the nightmare that she has in the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) A river.
(b) An open book.
(c) A skeleton.
(d) A skyscraper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leni manage to free Matthew from the rocks on the cliffside in Chapter 21?

2. Who is the female star from Splendor in the Grass that is described in Chapter 19?

3. What is Leni studying in college in Chapter 27?

4. How old is Leni when she graduates college?

5. What is printed on the spray-painted sign on the Allbrights' gate in Chapter 20 (242)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Leni go when she arrives in Homer? Why?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Matthew escape in Chapter 20?

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

8. What does Large Marge do upon entering the courthouse in Chapter 30?

9. What is related in Leni's "My Alaska" essay in the novel's conclusion?

10. What conflict leads to Ernt's death?

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