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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what grade does Natalie first conceive of Mariposa?
(a) Second.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Third.

2. What sound does the novel assign to the shattering glass at Nova’s house?
(a) KRISSH!
(b) KRAK!
(c) BOOM!
(d) TSSCH!

3. Whom of the following greets Natalie on the boat?
(a) Yolanda.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Gladia.
(d) Yolanda.

4. Towards which road is Natalie pushed by the storm?
(a) Lincoln Highway.
(b) Okeechobee Road.
(c) 42nd Street.
(d) Seminole Way.

5. Which of the following is part of the tack on Akira’s horse?
(a) Crupper.
(b) Reins.
(c) Breastplate.
(d) Hackamore.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To which people does George belong?

3. In what year did the Great Miami Hurricane occur?

4. In what month do the novel’s events in Churchill occur?

5. Which of the following notices that the passengers of the car that hit Akira’s group need assistance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, per the novel, does Churchill see so many polar bears?

2. What hope does Sue have with her swimming?

3. How does Akira posit that the fire has gotten in front of them as she and Sue flee Nova’s house?

4. What does Owen note about polar bears’ heat retention?

5. For what reason does Owen like the busy time of year in Churchill?

6. In what order do those on the boat in the Florida storm debark?

7. How does the novel define a red flag warning?

8. What had Natalie and Shannon planned to dress as for Halloween?

9. Why is Natalie worried about being driven into a canal?

10. Why do Elena and Natalie consider Beatriz family?

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