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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What nickname does Owen repeatedly try to assign to George?
(a) The Jetson.
(b) The Cheese.
(c) The King.
(d) Jungle-man.

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

5. Which of the following does George note having lost?
(a) Phones.
(b) Tips.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Jerky.

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

7. Which of the following does Owen find in the snowmobile’s cargo compartment?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Bayer.
(c) Excedrin.
(d) Advil.

8. How old is Owen when the novel starts?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

9. Which of the following does Sue use to lead Akira’s horse from the pool?
(a) Apple.
(b) Carrot.
(c) Stick.
(d) Sugar cube.

10. Whom of the following greets Natalie on the boat?
(a) Yolanda.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Yolanda.
(d) Gladia.

11. Which of the following is part of the tack on Akira’s horse?
(a) Breastplate.
(b) Hackamore.
(c) Reins.
(d) Crupper.

12. 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.

13. How old is Akira in the novel?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

14. What type of snake does Natalie see in the storm water?
(a) Burmese python.
(b) Water moccasin.
(c) Anaconda.
(d) Black mamba.

15. Whom of the following greets Natalie on the boat?
(a) Iván.
(b) Roger.
(c) José.
(d) Guillermo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lars quote?

2. What color is the cover on the pool where Akira finds her horse?

3. Which of the following is a landmark Owen and George hope to sight?

4. With which of the following do the Parts 3 begin?

5. In what year did the Great Miami Hurricane occur?

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