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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Large Marge give to Leni at the store in Chapter 23?
(a) A letter from the university.
(b) A letter from Matthew.
(c) A gun.
(d) A pregnancy test.

2. In Leni's Personal Statement, she opens her essay with a quote from whom?
(a) Billy Horchow.
(b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(c) J. R. R. Tolkien.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

3. What is the name of the saloon on Main Street in downtown Kaneq?
(a) The White Horse Tavern.
(b) The Red Hawk Inn.
(c) The Kicking Moose Saloon.
(d) The Salty Dawg Saloon.

4. How old is Leni's mother in Chapter 2?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 22.
(d) 26.

5. What are Large Marge and Mr. Walker doing when Leni returns home in Chapter 12?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Sewing a quilt.
(c) Reading.
(d) Watching television.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose famous kidnapping is described as a point of cultural reference in Chapter 1?

2. How old is Leni in the opening of Chapter 12?

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).

4. Who is playing buckets as bongo drums at the barbecue in Chapter 5?

5. What do Leni and her family eat at a restaurant on the beach when they camp on the Spit in Chapter 3?

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