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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 elevation gain for the trail at the Bear Claw Wilderness Area?
(a) 2000 feet.
(b) 2600 feet.
(c) 1600 feet.
(d) 1200 feet.

2. What is described as Cora's favorite movie in Chapter 21?
(a) Splendor in the Grass.
(b) Childhood's End.
(c) The Call of the Wild.
(d) Rosemary's Baby.

3. Who is the serial killer that Leni mentions in her Personal Statement?
(a) The Zodiac Killer.
(b) The Green River Killer.
(c) The Mad River Killer.
(d) The Clown Killer.

4. What is used to weigh down Ernt's body in Chapter 24?
(a) Animal traps.
(b) A large car wheel.
(c) Harness chains.
(d) Rocks and ropes.

5. What word is repeated in Matthew's mind as he lay in a vegetative state after the accident?
(a) Her.
(b) Life.
(c) Help.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Leni and Matthew airlifted after falling down the cliffside?

2. In what month does Chapter 14 begin?

3. Where does Ernt tell Cora they are going to buy another snow machine on Saturday in Chapter 19?

4. Whose poems does Leni recite to Matthew when they are trapped and injured on the cliffside?

5. What does Large Marge say she came to talk to Cora about in order to make Ernt leave the cabin in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrative style shift in Chapter 14? Why do you think the author makes this shift?

2. What causes Cora's death? What does she do before dying?

3. What guilt does Cora struggle with in Part 3?

4. When and where does Part 3 of the novel begin?

5. Why does Leni write a personal statement in Chapter 17? What is revealed in it?

6. How does Large Marge help Cora and Leni after Ernt's death?

7. How does Leni manage to meet up with Matthew in Chapter 19? What happens when they do?

8. What conflict leads to Ernt's death?

9. What is the significance of the article titled "My Alaska" in Part 2?

10. How does Leni respond to her home environment when she is released from the hospital in Part 2?

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