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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ernt do in the end of Chapter 16?
2. What is the name of MJ's stuffed orca that he sleeps with?
3. Who is the serial killer that Leni mentions in her Personal Statement?
4. Why has Ernt been released from jail in Chapter 22?
5. What is Leni studying in college in Chapter 27?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Cora's death? What does she do before dying?
2. How does Tom react when he meets Leni at the jail?
3. How does Large Marge help Cora and Leni after Ernt's death?
4. How does Leni respond to her home environment when she is released from the hospital in Part 2?
5. Why does Matthew become upset when Leni visits him in the end of the novel?
6. What plan do Leni and Cora devise immediately after Ernt's death?
7. How is the theme of deception developed in Chapters 17 and 18?
8. How does the narrative style shift in Chapter 14? Why do you think the author makes this shift?
9. What conflict leads to Ernt's death?
10. What does Ernt begin building after Mad Earl's funeral? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Ernt Allbright as the central antagonist in The Great Alone. What are the factors that motivate Ernt's actions in the novel? How would you describe Ernt's relationship with his wife and daughter? How does Ernt's character evolve in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the use of foreshadowing and/or red herrings in The Great Alone. What purposes do foreshadowing and red herrings serve in literature? How and why are they employed in this novel? Give three examples from the text in your response.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of family in The Great Alone. How would you compare the families of Leni and Matthew? What are the eccentricities of these families that are demonstrated in the novel? What statement do you think the author is making regarding family? Why?
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