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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 the elevation gain for the trail at the Bear Claw Wilderness Area?
2. Where is Cora working in Chapter 27?
3. Approximately how many miles is Fairbanks from the Arctic Circle?
4. What is used to weigh down Ernt's body in Chapter 24?
5. Whose poems does Leni recite to Matthew when they are trapped and injured on the cliffside?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tom react when he meets Leni at the jail?
2. How does Ernt respond when Leni calls out to Matthew for help in Kaneq in Part 2?
3. How does Large Marge help Cora and Leni after Ernt's death?
4. How has the relationship between Leni and Matthew changed in Part 2?
5. What is the significance of the article titled "My Alaska" in Part 2?
6. How does Matthew become seriously injured in Part 2?
7. What conflict emerges at Mad Earl's funeral?
8. How does Leni respond when she visits Matthew at the care facility in Homer?
9. What does Ernt do when he finds Matthew on his property coming to visit Leni in Part 2? How does Leni respond?
10. Why does Matthew become upset when Leni visits him in the end of the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the theme/motif of literature in The Great Alone. What are some of the literary references and/or allusions made by the author in the text? How do these literary works connect to this novel thematically? How do these references help to develop the characters in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the impacts of alcoholism and post-traumatic stress disorder as explored in The Great Alone. What led to Ernt's PTSD? How did it change him? How does alcohol factor into Ernt's actions and behavior?
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