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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cora make for dinner that leads to Ernt sweeping his plate to the floor in Chapter 10?

2. Where is Geneva Walker from?

3. What paperbook novel does Leni's father give her in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of the cove upon which Leni's father's land sits in Kaneq?

5. Whose death in The Outsiders turned Leni inside out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Leni described when her character is introduced in the beginning of the novel?

2. How is Cora described when she is introduced in the beginning of the novel?

3. How do the Allbrights reach their destination in Chapters 3 and 4?

4. How has the Allbright household changed from the ending of Part 1 to the opening of Part 2?

5. In what ways are Matthew's behaviors following his mother's death similar to Ernt's? How are they different?

6. How does Ernt behave toward Cora and Leni in the morning after his violent explosion in Chapter 10? How do they respond?

7. What are Leni's impressions of the settings in Chapters 3 and 4 as the Allbrights travel to their destination?

8. How does Leni characterize her parents' relationship in Part 1 of the novel?

9. How does the author illustrate the changes as winter comes in Chapter 8?

10. How has Leni changed in the beginning of Part 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the plot structure of The Great Alone. What is the inciting event that sets the plot into motion? Where does the rising action begin? Where is the climax? What information does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of forbidden love and deception in The Great Alone. What characters deceive one another in the narrative? Do you think these characters are justified in their deception? Why or why not? How is forbidden love connected to the theme of deception?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's employment of irony in The Great Alone. Give three examples of irony and discuss each. What is dramatic irony and how is it employed? What is verbal irony? How does situational irony come into play?

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