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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. Where do Katherine and Mike go to together in Chapter 4?
(a) The general store.
(b) The nearest village.
(c) A dance.
(d) A doctor's home.

2. What interferes in Katherine's and Mildred's horse racing?
(a) A horse injury.
(b) Pain from Katherine's pleurisy.
(c) Mildred becomes dizzy.
(d) A nasty storm.

3. How old is the little girl who visits Katherine's house in Chapter 7?
(a) Eight years old.
(b) Six years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Four years old.

4. What job does Johnny Flaherty do?
(a) Johnny is a carpenter.
(b) Johnny is a teacher.
(c) Johnny is a cook.
(d) Johnny is a park ranger.

5. Mrs. Carpentier diapers Katherine's baby in _______________.
(a) Moss.
(b) Woven leaves.
(c) Bark.
(d) Cheesecloth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of story does Mike tell to explain the North Star to Katherine?

3. Based on Mike's uniform, Katherine thinks he is _____________.

4. Where is Ralph from originally?

5. In Chapter 13, what is the first landmark Katherine notices in her new town?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 9, how do Katherine and Mike help Atenou with his dental problem?

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

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

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

9. What happens to Joe Henderson's family in the fire? Who does he blame?

10. In Chapter 10, how is it explained that the people in the Northwest Territory are able to navigate themselves from one place to another?

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