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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 do in the end of Chapter 16?
(a) He beats Leni.
(b) He calls his father.
(c) He beats Cora.
(d) He shoots his foot.

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

3. How many siblings does Lily Walker describe growing up with in the newspaper article from Chapter 25?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. Where does Ernt tell Cora they are going to buy another snow machine on Saturday in Chapter 19?
(a) Homer.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Ankara.
(d) Sterling.

5. To whom is the famous quote attributed in Chapter 25: "The mountains are calling and I must go" (306)?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) John Muir.
(c) Colleen McCullough.
(d) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word is repeated in Matthew's mind as he lay in a vegetative state after the accident?

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

4. What animals does Matthew take Leni to watch in the marsh while the other students are looking at a pirate cove in Chapter 17?

5. Why do Leni and Matthew abandon their picnic in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the courtroom described in Chapter 30?

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

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

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

8. What conflict leads to Ernt's death?

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