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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. Who is playing buckets as bongo drums at the barbecue in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

5. What is Large Marge's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes the conflict between Tom and Ernt after the wolf attack? How does this conflict impact Ernt?

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

4. Who is Large Marge? What impressions are imparted on the reader regarding her character when she is first introduced?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of coming of age in The Great Alone. How do the main characters come of age in the story? In what ways do you relate to these characters' struggles as they grow older? How would you describe the personal journeys of Leni and Matthew?

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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