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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following does Owen note hearing while leading tourists?
(a) Korean.
(b) Tagalog.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Japanese.

4. Which of the following is part of the tack on Akira’s horse?
(a) Crop.
(b) Britching.
(c) Bit.
(d) Martingale.

5. What is the name of Akira’s sister?
(a) Sue.
(b) Bruni.
(c) Gerti.
(d) Hildi.

6. Per the novel, what is the scientific name for polar bears?
(a) Ursus maximus.
(b) Ursus arctos.
(c) Ursus albus.
(d) Ursus maritimus.

7. As which of the following does Natale reimagine snakes in her fantasyland?
(a) Dinosaurs.
(b) Serpents.
(c) Demons.
(d) Dragons.

8. How many shells does George’s shotgun hold?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

10. What is the name of Owen’s family’s business?
(a) Taiga Travels.
(b) Tundra Travels.
(c) Tundra Treks.
(d) Taiga Treks.

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

12. Which of the following types of tree does Akira run into?
(a) Spruce.
(b) Fir.
(c) Pine.
(d) Oak.

13. Which of the following notices that the passengers of the car that hit Akira’s group need assistance?
(a) Akira.
(b) Sue.
(c) Lars.
(d) Daniel.

14. As which of the following does the novel define “inuksuk”?
(a) Person-shaped stack of stones.
(b) Bear-shaped stack of stones.
(c) Person-shaped pile of wood.
(d) Person-shaped pile of wood.

15. What sound does the novel assign to the cracker shells used to scare bears?
(a) PAKOW!
(b) CH-CHIK!
(c) WHAP!
(d) BLAM!

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following prays aboard the boat in the Florida storm?

2. On which of the following does Owen spend money?

3. Which of the following does George note having lost?

4. Which of the following does Natalie try to use to right herself amid the storm waters?

5. Which of the following does Owen find in the snowmobile’s cargo compartment?

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