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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Akira entice her horse to put on blinders?
(a) Stick.
(b) Apple.
(c) Carrot.
(d) Sugar cube.

2. What sound does the novel assign to the shattering glass at Akira’s house?
(a) BOOM!
(b) KISSSH!
(c) TSSCH!
(d) KRAK!

3. How much does George assert the polar bear weighs?
(a) 500 stone.
(b) 500 kilos.
(c) 500 tons.
(d) 500 pounds.

4. In what grade is Natalie in the novel?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Sixth.

5. Which of the following animals does Owen note is invading the area around Churchill?
(a) Arctic foxes.
(b) Red foxes.
(c) Gray wolves.
(d) Black bears.

6. What stone is in Patience’s nose?
(a) Emerald.
(b) Sapphire.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Ruby.

7. In what grade was Owen when Churchill suffered a food shortage?
(a) Second.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Third.

8. What sound does the novel assign to the release of fire retardants?
(a) Plop.
(b) Fwoosh.
(c) Splat.
(d) Crackle.

9. What greenhouse gas does Owen recall being released from thawing permafrost?
(a) Carbon dioxide.
(b) Water vapor.
(c) Methane.
(d) Nitrous oxide.

10. Whence comes Natalie’s math teacher?
(a) Belize.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Cuba.

11. Which of the following do the vigilantes “protect”?
(a) A proctologist.
(b) A tobacconist.
(c) A proctologist.
(d) A liquor store.

12. To what does George compare himself and Owen?
(a) Pringles.
(b) Lays.
(c) Fritos.
(d) Ruffles.

13. Where in Washington does the rally take place?
(a) Fort Circle Park.
(b) National Mall.
(c) Lafayette Square.
(d) Rock Creek Park.

14. Which of the following does Akira note losing to the fire?
(a) Her horse.
(b) Her jewelry box.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her diary.

15. How far away from Akira’s home is a lake?
(a) One mile.
(b) Quarter-mile.
(c) Half-mile.
(d) Two miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Owen take from the trap?

2. In the novel, DNR refers to which of the following?

3. With which of the following does the Epilogue begin?

4. How old is Akira’s sister?

5. Which of the following does Patience have in her apartment?

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