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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. About how many people from the original day their flights had been grounded remain at the Severn City Airport by the end of the Second Decade?

2. Who is Clark's boyfriend of three months in Section 7, Chapter 42?

3. What school does Kirsten say Matilda attends in Section 6, Chapter 39?

4. Who are the people Jeevan meets on his journey and travels with in Section 5, Chapter 36?

5. What weapon does the boy carry that Kirsten and August observe from the bushes in Section 8, Chapter 48?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting for Section 6, Chapter 39? When in the timeline of events does this chapter occur?

2. What setting is established in Section 7, Chapter 47? What characters are introduced in this chapter?

3. Discuss Jeevan’s relationships. How does Jeevan relate to the other characters in the novel?

4. What is revealed in the interview between Diallo and Kirsten in Section 7, Chapter 45?

5. What setting is established in Section 6, Chapter 40? During what time frame does this chapter take place?

6. How does Miranda respond to the news of Victoria’s book in Section 6, Chapter 39?

7. What setting is established in Section 7, Chapter 43? When does this chapter take place?

8. What theory does August discuss in Section 6, Chapter 38? Why is this significant?

9. What is revealed of Sidney’s writing in Section 8, Chapter 49?

10. What does August perceive regarding Finn’s scar in Section 6, Chapter 38? What does this foreshadow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of localization and isolation in Station Eleven. In his interview with Kirsten, Diallo states that the world has become too “local.” What does he mean by this? How would you contrast this with today’s world? Which is better? Why?

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