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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alerts Katherine to the approaching fire in Chapter 11?
(a) A faint glimmer of light.
(b) The smell of smoke.
(c) Animals running towards her.
(d) The sound of crackling wood.

2. What does Katherine recall about the family home she is leaving behind?
(a) Its pretty knick-knacks.
(b) The smell of freshly baked bread.
(c) Its boarding room.
(d) Its wooden floors.

3. Which of the following is NOT something Mike says can be done using clues from nature?
(a) Figure out one's direction.
(b) Figure out one's path in life.
(c) Predict weather.
(d) Figure out the time.

4. Why does Katherine insist that Bull MacGregor should go to jail?
(a) He steals from the store.
(b) He kills an innocent animal.
(c) He breaks her property.
(d) He beats a woman.

5. What do the Flannigans name their daughter?
(a) Mary.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Susan.
(d) Hannah.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe react when he learns his son has died?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Katherine do as she travels to the spot Mike told her would be safe?

3. What does Mike look at before pulling out Atenou's tooth?

4. What in Canada will be beneficial to Katherine's medical condition?

5. Who or what joins Katherine as she runs down the footpath in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Katherine ask to call Mrs. Carpentier by the name Sarah?

2. How does Katherine's medical condition interfere with her fun in Chapter 2?

3. What does Mike take Katherine hiking to see when the thaw begins in March? What does Mike point out to Katherine along the way which puts her in awe?

4. When Katherine and Mrs. Mathers meet, how does Mrs. Mathers make a bad impression?

5. What does Atenou tell Ralph about his wisdom tooth?

6. Where must Katherine and Mike travel in Chapter 5? Why must they go, and how will they get there?

7. What does Katherine think when she sees Mike's red uniform?

8. What does Katherine witness in Chapter 7 which makes her want to make life better for Indian women?

9. What Indian tradition does Mike teach Katherine about in Chapter 3?

10. What natural phenomenon does Katherine witness in Athabaska? What does Mike tell her about the phenomenon?

(see the answer keys)

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