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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. From what source is the quote "Survival is insufficient" lifted, according to Dieter in Section 4, Chapter 19?

2. What magazines does August frequently search out when he and Kirsten explore abandoned houses?

3. What is the name of the baby that Charlie gave birth to when the Traveling Symphony left her behind?

4. What is the name of Arthur and Miranda's pomeranian in Section 3, Chapter 15?

5. What is the "separation protocol" if someone in the Traveling Symphony should become lost from the group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the midwife represent symbolically in Section 2, Chapter 10?

2. What metaphor(s) can be derived from the movements of the Traveling Symphony in the narrative?

3. Who is being interviewed in Section 3, Chapter 16? Why is this character being interviewed?

4. How is Arthur’s death related to the Georgia Flu pandemic in the novel?

5. How would you compare the characters of Kirsten and the prophet in the novel?

6. What are Sayid and Dieter doing when they disappear in Section 4? What do you think their disappearance signifies?

7. What is foreshadowed at the end of Section 1, Chapter 2?

8. How is Pablo described in Section 3, Chapter 14? Why does Pablo feel insecure?

9. How is the theme of performance illustrated in Section 3, Chapter 18?

10. Why does the Traveling Symphony decide to perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Section 2, Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During their journey, August talks to Kirsten about the multi-verse theory, or M-Theory. What does M-Theory entail? Who hypothesized the theory? How does the multi-verse theory apply to the narrative of Station Eleven?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the recurring motif of airplanes in Station Eleven. What is the significance of airplanes, air travel, and airports? Who has a scar that resembles and airplane and what do you think this foretells? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kirsten’s relationships with August, Dieter, and Sayid. How would you define each relationship? How do you think being in a band of traveling actors and musicians would influence relationships? Why?

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