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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month do the novel’s events in Churchill occur?
(a) September.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) October.

2. What team’s jersey does Javari wear?
(a) Hurricanes.
(b) Heat.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Panthers.

3. To which people does George belong?
(a) Meskwaki.
(b) Inupiaq.
(c) Mushkegowuk.
(d) Tlingit.

4. To which of the following is Lars compared?
(a) Johnny Appleseed.
(b) Pecos Bill.
(c) Paul Bunyan.
(d) John Henry.

5. What color is Akira’s backpack?
(a) Periwinkle.
(b) Purple.
(c) Puce.
(d) Pink.

6. From which of the following does Beatriz hail?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) El Salvador.
(c) Belize.
(d) Costa Rica.

7. Which of the following does Natalie realize she has lost?
(a) Her grandmother’s pearls.
(b) Her grandfather’s ring.
(c) Her mother’s Bible.
(d) Her weather journals.

8. With which of the following do the Parts 1 begin?
(a) “Dad, look. A wildfire!”
(b) “Sue looked over Akira’s shoulder.”
(c) “Akira looked up in a daze.”
(d) “I can’t go with you.”

9. Which of the following floats alongside Natalie in the rooftop shed?
(a) Chairs.
(b) Coolers.
(c) Grills.
(d) Towels.

10. What flowers do Akira and Sue pass?
(a) Petunias.
(b) Lilacs.
(c) Forsythias.
(d) Daisies.

11. Which of the following is a landmark Owen and George hope to sight?
(a) The Ithaka.
(b) The Rhodes.
(c) The Naxos.
(d) The Attika.

12. What sound does the novel assign to the fire as it consumes Nova’s house?
(a) WHOOMF.
(b) BOOM.
(c) PAKOW.
(d) CRACK.

13. In what year did the Great Miami Hurricane occur?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1936.

14. In which town is the hospital Akira thinks to send Sue to?
(a) Cooperstown.
(b) Glazierborough.
(c) Smithsburg.
(d) Sawyersville.

15. Which school do Owen and George attend?
(a) Duke of Marlborough.
(b) Marquess of Pall Mall.
(c) Earl of Winston.
(d) Baron of Salem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom of the following greets Natalie on the boat?

2. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

3. What is the name of Beatriz’s dog?

4. What is the name of Owen’s family’s business?

5. What is the name of Akira’s sister?

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