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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Leni in Chapter 2?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

2. 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) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(d) John Muir.

3. What causes Mad Earl's death?
(a) A boating accident.
(b) A car accident.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A heart attack.

4. Where is Matthew's sister away attending college?
(a) Homer.
(b) Fairbanks.
(c) New York.
(d) Anchorage.

5. In what month does Chapter 16 begin?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) May.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport is Matthew playing at his new school in Chapter 10?

2. What is the name of Matthew's sister?

3. Why does Ernt become violent toward Cora in Chapter 9?

4. Where does Matthew say his grandfather met his grandmother Lily in Chapter 5?

5. What animal does Leni hunt and kill in the beginning of Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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