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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. Where did Arthur Leander attend college?

2. What is the title of Section 4 of Station Eleven?

3. How old is Arthur Leander when he dies?

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

5. What month is it when the Traveling Symphony is introduced in Section 2, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the allusions to King Lear in Section 2, Chapter 7?

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

3. What are the prophet’s objectives, as illustrated in Section 2, Chapter 12?

4. How would you compare the characters of Elizabeth and Miranda in the novel?

5. How has the setting transitioned in Section 2, Chapter 7? What changes have taken place in this setting?

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

7. How does Jeevan respond to Hua’s information in Section 1, Chapter 3?

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

9. What is significant about the Dr. Eleven comics in Section 2, Chapter 8?

10. What setting is established in Section 1, Chapter 2? What is the timeline of this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of celebrity, exposure, and infidelity in Station Eleven. How does Arthur feel about living a life of exposure to the media? How does this exposure affect his marriages? What statements do you think the author is making regarding celebrity in today’s society?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Dr. Eleven comics/graphic novel developed by Miranda in Station Eleven. What characters serve as inspirations for the characters in the comic? What happens to Miranda’s comics and how do they play a role in the plot of Station Eleven?

Essay Topic 3

When Kirsten inquires about Charlie in St. Deborah by the Water, she is led to a plot of graves. What do the graves represent? What do they foreshadow? How does Kirsten respond when she is led to the graves?

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