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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 paperbook is Leni holding when she awakens in the backseat of the car in Chapter 3?

2. What poem by Robert Service is quoted in Chapter 6?

3. How old is Leni in Chapter 2?

4. In what vehicle do Leni and her family travel to Alaska?

5. During what war was Leni's father shot down and captured?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom win over most of the Harlan clan regarding the saloon?

2. How is Leni's first successful hunt described? What does she kill?

3. How is the town of Kaneq described when the Allbrights arrive?

4. Why does Ernt become violent after Geneva's funeral? What does he do?

5. What are Leni's first impressions of Matthew?

6. How is the theme of literature explored in Chapters 1 and 2?

7. Where is the community barbecue held in Chapter 5? How is this setting described?

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

9. What does Tom announce at the community meeting that he holds at the Kicking Moose Saloon? How does Ernt respond?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the members of the Harlan clan. Where do the Harlans live? What is their connection to the Allbrights? How do the members of the Harlan clan change in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of toxic love in The Great Alone. How does Leni feel about the toxic love between her parents? How does the author use metaphor or simile to illustrate this toxic love? What are the impacts and/or repercussions of toxic love?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the narrative style of The Great Alone. From what point of view is the narrative related? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Upon whom is the narrative perspective focused? Does this change?

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