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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. Who is Thelma's husband?
(a) Jack.
(b) William.
(c) Pete.
(d) Ted.

2. Where had Leni's parents lived in a trailer park where her father had a good job as a mechanic?
(a) Springfield.
(b) Walker.
(c) Kent.
(d) Anderson.

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

4. Where did a massacre occur during the Olympics during the time period in which Chapter 1 is set?
(a) Helsinki.
(b) Munich.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

5. What does Leni shoot when she goes hunting with her parents in Chapter 8?
(a) A duck.
(b) A moose.
(c) A hare.
(d) A deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Matthew's mother's boyfriend?

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

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. About how many hours of daylight per day do the Allbrights experienced in January?

5. What animal(s) attack the animals at Leni's family's homestead in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Geneva's death? What impact does her death have on the community?

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

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

4. How does Leni feel about her first day at school in Chapter 5? Why?

5. How is Leni's first successful hunt described? What does she kill?

6. How has the Allbright household changed from the ending of Part 1 to the opening of Part 2?

7. How does Ms. Rhodes help guide Leni in helping Matthew in Chapter 10?

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

9. What causes the conflict between Tom and Ernt after the wolf attack? How does this conflict impact Ernt?

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

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