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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What paperbook is Leni holding when she awakens in the backseat of the car in Chapter 3?
(a) The Fellowship of the Ring.
(b) The Short Stories of Poe.
(c) The Call of the Wild.
(d) Pippi Longstockings.

2. Whose famous kidnapping is described as a point of cultural reference in Chapter 1?
(a) Leanora Henderson's kidnapping.
(b) Ted Bundy's kidnapping.
(c) Jennifer Ruben's kidnapping.
(d) Patty Hearst's kidnapping.

3. To whom is the following quote from the novel's opening credited? "Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves" (6).
(a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(b) John Muir.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

4. For how long does Geneva Walker say she has lived in Kaneq in Chapter 4?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 20 years.

5. In what year does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1974.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument is Leni's teacher Ms. Rhodes playing at the barbecue in Chapter 5?

2. Who is the surgeon who comes to talk to Leni after her mother has been hospitalized in Chapter 11?

3. What does Large Marge tell Ernt he is going to go and do until spring in Chapter 11?

4. What is the name of Crazy Pete's goose?

5. Where do Leni's parents buy beer when they camp on the Spit in Chapter 3?

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