3. What was Patience’s place of business before she took it over?
(a) Plumber’s shop.
(b) Food pantry.
(c) Auto mechanic’s shop.
(d) Gun store.

4. Which of the following animals does Owen note is invading the area around Churchill?
(a) Narwhals.
(b) Sperm whales.
(c) Orcas.
(d) Narwhals.

5. Which of the following does Akira encounter in the woods?
(a) Gophers.
(b) Pikas.
(c) Moles.
(d) Moles.

6. In which of the following does Gratz live?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Georgia.

7. Which of the following does Patience recommend Natalie contact?
(a) Salvation Army.
(b) Red Cross.
(c) Amnesty International.
(d) Blue Cross.

8. In which of the following does Patience live?
(a) Liberty City.
(b) Hialeah.
(c) Little Haiti.
(d) Little Haiti.

9. With which of the following does the Epilogue begin?
(a) “Dad, look. A wildfire!”
(b) “Sue looked over Akira’s shoulder.”
(c) “Akira looked up in a daze.”
(d) “Akira Kristiansen stood behind the curtain.”

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

11. Which of the following is identified to Natalie as a need?
(a) Sledgehammers.
(b) Adzes.
(c) Jackhammers.
(d) Axes.

12. With which of the following does the main text of the novel end?
(a) “Maybe, she thought, that’s what it would finally take to save the world.”
(b) “Well, I’m back.”
(c) “Well, I’m back.”
(d) “We dream of carving our dragon.”

13. Which of the following kinds of tree does Akira pass?
(a) Yellow pine.
(b) White alder.
(c) Black walnut.
(d) Red oak.

14. Which of the following does the polar bear do after it leaves Jimmy’s Place with Owen and George on the roof?
(a) Urinate.
(b) Masticate.
(c) Defecate.
(d) Recreate.

15. Which sound does the novel describe a polar bear making?
(a) PAKOW.
(b) CRACK.
(c) HA-ROOF.
(d) WHOOSH.