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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 do Katherine and other onlookers see destroyed by the fire?
(a) An old statue.
(b) The church.
(c) The village shop.
(d) The new school.

2. What natural phenomenon does Katherine witness in Athabaska?
(a) A fire rainbow.
(b) A sun dog.
(c) A storm.
(d) Aurora Borealis.

3. Whom does Joe blame for Tommy's death?
(a) Tommy's mother.
(b) The villagers.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Himself.

4. What does Mildred's fiancé do for a living?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is an explorer.
(c) He is a fisherman.
(d) He is a diplomat.

5. How many children does Mrs. Carpentier have?
(a) Four.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the dog sled journey, what is the con man carrying in his chests?

2. What does Mike note about Mrs. Marlin to Katherine?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Mildred tell Katherine she describes well?

4. In Chapter 5, where has Mike been newly posted to work?

5. The Indians used the cheesecloth that the Flannigans gave them for _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is strange about the garden that is planted outside Katherine and Mike's new home in Chapter 13?

2. Who is traveling in a train at the beginning of the novel? Where is she going?

3. In Chapter 11, when a forest fire approaches the town, where does Mike instruct Katherine to go?

4. How do Katherine and Mike try to sober up Johnny Flaherty in Chapter 2?

5. How do Katherine's weekly luncheons and tea parties get started?

6. What does Uncle John mean by "It will Chinook"?

7. What causes the wolves to cry so much in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. What does Katherine think about to keep from thinking about her mother in Chapter 1?

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