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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. Where is Cora working in Chapter 27?
2. To whom is Leni's letter addressed in the opening of Chapter 23?
3. How do Leni and Matthew travel to Homer in Chapter 16?
4. At what time does Ernt tell Leni he and Cora will return from their trip to buy a snow machine in Chapter 19?
5. Who is the serial killer that Leni mentions in her Personal Statement?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of deception developed in Chapters 17 and 18?
2. What does Ernt do when he finds Matthew on his property coming to visit Leni in Part 2? How does Leni respond?
3. Why does Matthew become upset when Leni visits him in the end of the novel?
4. How is Matthew's condition when Leni is released from the hospital in Part 2?
5. When and where does Part 3 of the novel begin?
6. How does Leni respond when she visits Matthew at the care facility in Homer?
7. How does Large Marge help Cora and Leni after Ernt's death?
8. What guilt does Cora struggle with in Part 3?
9. How does Leni manage to meet up with Matthew in Chapter 19? What happens when they do?
10. Why does Matthew tell Aly that he wants to return to Kaneq in Chapter 14?
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 importance of setting in The Great Alone. What role does setting play in the novel's plot? How does the author describe the setting? What imagery is employed in these descriptions?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss Leni Allbright as the protagonist of The Great Alone. How does Leni's character drive the story? What are the major conflicts her character faces? How does Leni change in the course of the narrative?
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