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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. About how many hours of daylight per day do the Allbrights experienced in January?

2. What is Matthew's middle name?

3. What did Ernt use to vandalize the saloon in town?

4. Who attacks Ernt at the saloon in Chapter 11?

5. How does Matthew's mother die in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the reason for the vandalism that is discovered during Salmon Days? Who is responsible?

6. What causes Ernt's hostility toward Tom in Chapters 5 and 6?

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

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

9. How is Ernt described when his character is introduced in Chapter 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of progress versus tradition in The Great Alone. Why is Ernt so opposed to the progress that Tom wants to bring to Kaneq? What drives Tom to bring progress to the community? With whom do you most agree in this regard? Why?

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