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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the cover on the pool where Akira finds her horse?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

2. What color is Akira’s backpack?
(a) Puce.
(b) Pink.
(c) Purple.
(d) Periwinkle.

3. Which of the following does Sue use to lead Akira’s horse from the pool?
(a) Carrot.
(b) Apple.
(c) Sugar cube.
(d) Stick.

4. To which of the following is the Morris fire compared?
(a) A bat.
(b) A chipmunk.
(c) A vole.
(d) A squirrel.

5. How many shells does George fire to scare the momma bear?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

6. What is the breed of Beatriz’s dog?
(a) Dachshund.
(b) Whippet.
(c) Malamute.
(d) Chihuahua.

7. Per the novel, what is the scientific name for polar bears?
(a) Ursus albus.
(b) Ursus maximus.
(c) Ursus arctos.
(d) Ursus maritimus.

8. Which of the following does Natalie realize she has lost?
(a) Her grandfather’s ring.
(b) Her weather journals.
(c) Her grandmother’s pearls.
(d) Her mother’s Bible.

9. What sound does the novel assign to the cracker shells used to scare bears?
(a) BLAM!
(b) PAKOW!
(c) WHAP!
(d) CH-CHIK!

10. Which of the following bumps into Natalie in the Evanses’ home?
(a) A basketball.
(b) A soccer ball.
(c) A kickball.
(d) A volleyball.

11. With which of the following do the Parts 1 begin?
(a) “I can’t go with you.”
(b) “Sue looked over Akira’s shoulder.”
(c) “Dad, look. A wildfire!”
(d) “Akira looked up in a daze.”

12. With which of the following do the Parts 3 begin?
(a) “I can’t go with you.”
(b) “Akira’s arms and legs went weak.”
(c) “Akira’s house was barely visible.”
(d) “Sue looked over Akira’s shoulder.”

13. In what month do the novel’s events in Churchill occur?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) October.

14. In what month do the novel’s events in Miami occur?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) November.

15. Which of the following does Owen find in the snowmobile’s cargo compartment?
(a) Bayer.
(b) Advil.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Excedrin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of snake does Natalie see in the storm water?

2. What signals Natalie that a house might have people in it who could help her?

3. Which of the following does George note his people venerate?

4. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

5. What is the name of Akira’s*horse?

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