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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. How is the caravan for the Traveling Symphony relocated from place to place?

2. Who is the "wrangler" of the children in King Lear in Section 1, Chapter 1?

3. How old was Dieter when the flu pandemic broke out?

4. How many wives does the stowaway say the prophet in St. Deborah by the Water currently has in Section 4, Chapter 19?

5. Who is Jeevan's girlfriend in Section 1, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think Eleanor’s character symbolizes in the novel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the narrative style in Section 1, Chapters 4 through 6 transition from the previous chapters?

9. How does Kirsten perceive Alexandra? Why is this significant?

10. What do you think the dog Luli symbolizes in Section 2, Chapter 12? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the recurring quote “Survival is insufficient” in Station Eleven. From what television show is the quote derived? Why is this significant? What irony surrounds this phrase in the novel? What does the quote mean to you?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Jeevan Chaudhary in Station Eleven. What is Jeevan’s connection to and history with Arthur Leander? Where is Jeevan when the pandemic occurs? How does Jeevan face the conflicts presented with the pandemic?

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