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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 is Large Marge's last name?

2. What does Matthew say he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter 7?

3. Where does Matthew say his grandfather met his grandmother Lily in Chapter 5?

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

5. Where is Geneva Walker from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Leni feel about her first day at school in Chapter 5? Why?

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

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

7. What causes Geneva's death? What impact does her death have on the community?

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

9. Where does Matthew move in Chapter 10? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Discuss the themes of grief, shame, and repression in The Great Alone. Through what characters does the author largely explore these themes? How? What statements do you think the author is making regarding grief, shame, and repression?

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