The Great Alone Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why is it noteworthy that Mad Earl calls the end of the world “TSHTF” (the shit hits the fan)? (from Chapters 5-7)

It is a rhetorical device which sounds certain and precise even though it is not.

His theories are only for the initiated, who will understand what the letters mean.

He says it so often that the initialism has lost its original meaning.

The profanity demonstrates his crude and uncaring personality.

2.

What does Leni’s suggestion that they burn down the Allbright cabin symbolize? (from Chapters 30-31)

Rebirth.

Forgiveness.

Memory.

Redemption.

3.

Characters and narrator frequently comment on the connection between Ernt’s drinking and his temper. Which statement best describes their precise connection? (from Chapters 8-9)

Guilt from his temper drives him to drink.

He drinks when he is already feeling violent, worsening those feelings.

They are both caused by his trauma.

The drinking causes his violent outbursts.

4.

Leni, through the narrator, interjects that Matthew can be certain of the college plan “because he knew how to dream and to believe” (258). Which word best describes this character trait in Matthew? (from Chapters 17-19)

Positivism.

Naïveté.

Blind faith.

Optimism.

5.

As the family drives north, the narrator (and Leni, thanks to free indirect discourse) describes a book as “propped up like a pup tent, yellowed pages splayed out” (21). Why is this description significant? (from Chapters 3-4)

The narrator’s language shows how Leni has begun to think in Alaska-related images.

All of Leni’s possessions are worn out, like the “yellowed pages” of the book.

Leni has lost interest in reading, which had once been important to her.

Leni has neglected the book because she wants to be a part of her own story.

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