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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 letter from Matthew.
(c) A letter from the university.
(d) A pregnancy test.

2. How does Leni manage to free Matthew from the rocks on the cliffside in Chapter 21?
(a) By cutting free his shirt.
(b) By cutting off his left arm.
(c) By cutting free his backpack.
(d) By cutting free his belt.

3. What causes Mad Earl's death?
(a) A car accident.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A boating accident.

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

5. What is described as Cora's favorite movie in Chapter 21?
(a) Splendor in the Grass.
(b) Rosemary's Baby.
(c) The Call of the Wild.
(d) Childhood's End.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What college is Leni attending in Chapter 27?

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

4. What is the name of Leni's grandfather?

5. After how many nights does Matthew move for the first time after he and Leni have fallen on the cliffside in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What conflict leads to Ernt's death?

10. How does Matthew escape in Chapter 20?

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