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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 is the name of Matthew's grandfather who came to Alaska during the Great Depression?
(a) Tom Walker.
(b) Jackson Walker.
(c) James Walker.
(d) Eckhart Walker.

2. Who is the police officer that leads the search party in Chapter 8?
(a) Curt Ward.
(b) Richard Anderson.
(c) Brian Poe.
(d) James Elbert Cutler.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the radio morning broadcast for people living in the bush without telephones or mail service that is described in Chapter 10?

3. What is Calhoun's last name?

4. How many schools has Leni gone to in the past four years, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

5. What book does Matthew say his mother has been reading since Christmas in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ernt become violent after Geneva's funeral? What does he do?

2. How is the town of Kaneq described when the Allbrights arrive?

3. In what ways are Matthew's behaviors following his mother's death similar to Ernt's? How are they different?

4. How is Leni's school described in Chapter 5? Who are her classmates?

5. Where is the community barbecue held in Chapter 5? How is this setting described?

6. What does Tom announce at the community meeting that he holds at the Kicking Moose Saloon? How does Ernt respond?

7. How is the theme of literature explored in Chapters 1 and 2?

8. Where does Matthew move in Chapter 10? Why?

9. What is the reason for the vandalism that is discovered during Salmon Days? Who is responsible?

10. How do the Allbrights reach their destination in Chapters 3 and 4?

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