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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what nickname do Tig and Zeke call Delouse's little brother in Chapter 17?
(a) The Fox.
(b) The Monkey.
(c) The Mouse Trap.
(d) The Flour Sack.

2. On what day of the week does the shooting take place in Chapter 14?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

3. What is the name of Willa and Iano's dog?
(a) Terra.
(b) Chuck.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Dixie.

4. What is the first principle that Thatcher presents in his debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
(a) "Individuals within a population are variable" (320).
(b) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).
(c) "Death stalks us all!" (321).
(d) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).

5. Who wrote My Antonia?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Willa Cather.
(c) Henry David Thoreau.
(d) Samuel Wilbeforce.

6. What is the title of the final chapter of the novel?
(a) "Shelter."
(b) "Survival."
(c) "After."
(d) "The Fall."

7. With whom has Rose become infatuated, as revealed in Chapter 16?
(a) Leverett.
(b) Captain Landis.
(c) William.
(d) Uri.

8. In Chapter 18, the narrator opens, "Of all seasons in the Pine Barrens, summer was" what (455)?
(a) "The muckiest."
(b) "Breathtaking."
(c) "Consummate."
(d) "The most dreadful."

9. From where did Uri Carruth's father immigrate to the U.S.?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) Italy.

10. What have vandals been doing to the trees on Landis Avenue in Chapter 16?
(a) Chopping them down for firewood for the poor.
(b) Hanging ropes from them as threats to minorities.
(c) Burning them to protest the closing of the plant.
(d) Carving vulgar threats against Captain Landis.

11. What is the admission cost for the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) 5 cents.
(b) 25 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 15 cents.

12. What state's presidential primary election is the focus of the news broadcasts in Chapter 13?
(a) Utah's.
(b) North Dakota's.
(c) New Hampshire's.
(d) Texas's.

13. Who has made the cake for Dusty's birthday party in Chapter 17?
(a) Willa and Iano.
(b) Rose and Thatcher.
(c) Sondra and Lara.
(d) Tig and Zeke.

14. Iano compares himself to what, in regards to his position within his career at the college in Chapter 13?
(a) A ship mast.
(b) A barnacle.
(c) A rising star.
(d) A sinking ship.

15. What season is it when Willa and Iano go to the Pine Barrens in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Zeke say he is moving in Chapter 17?

2. Who has shot Carruth in Chapter 14?

3. In the conclusion of Chapter 16, the author references the title of the novel in stating, "Without shelter, we stand in" what (426)?

4. How long has it been since Nick's death in the opening of Chapter 15?

5. What organization sent Mr. Hawk correspondence from Mary Treat to Charles Valentine Riley?

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