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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 6 and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Owen note hearing while leading tourists?
(a) Dutch.
(b) Norwegian.
(c) German.
(d) Polish.

2. Whence comes Natalie’s math teacher?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Belize.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Puerto Rico.

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

4. To what does Natalie compare the debris left by the first part of the storm?
(a) Mangroves.
(b) Cypresses.
(c) Banyans.
(d) Banyans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month do the novel’s events in Miami occur?

2. With which of the following do the Parts 2 begin?

3. Gratz notes that the Arctic sea ice cover has shrunken by the size of which state each year since 1980?

4. How old is Owen when the novel starts?

5. What sound does the novel assign to the fire as it consumes Nova’s house?

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