The Great Alone Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Leni decides at the end of Chapter 22 that she is now willing to leave Cora behind. Why? (from Chapters 20-22)

She does not love her parents anymore.

She cares more about Matthew than about Cora.

She no longer believes Cora will come with her.

She never understood Ernt’s obsession with Cora before.

2.

After the first beating, Leni and Ernt sit in silence as the VW radio broadcasts messages between distant loved ones. Which elements lend this scene its irony? (from Chapters 10-11)

Leni and Ernt’s physical proximity but emotional distance.

Leni and Ernt’s silence and the radio’s noise.

The cold in the car and the emotional warmth on the radio.

The people on the radio may reach out in time, but it is too late for Leni and Ernt.

3.

Why is it significant that Ernt does not lock the gate when the family leaves? (from Chapters 20-22)

The wall is for confinement, not protection.

Ernt makes mistakes when he is impatient.

Ernt’s behavior is becoming erratic.

The wall is to deter trespassers, not stop them.

4.

Why are Leni’s phone calls to the rehab clinic important to her? (from Chapters 23-26)

She still hopes Matthew will get better and come for her.

She cannot write him letters and the calls are the next best thing.

She misses Alaska and the calls connect her to it.

She considers them her last connection to Matthew.

5.

Why does Kristin Hannah skip so quickly through the first summer? (from Chapters 5-7)

All of the relationships in the novel are stable.

Leni is eager for winter to arrive.

The summer is exclusively drudgery, and therefore uninteresting.

The good weather—and hard work—prevent dramatic events.

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