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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. What is the name of Akira’s sister?
(a) Gerti.
(b) Bruni.
(c) Hildi.
(d) Sue.

2. To which of the following is Lars compared?
(a) John Henry.
(b) Pecos Bill.
(c) Paul Bunyan.
(d) Johnny Appleseed.

3. As which of the following does Natale reimagine snakes in her fantasyland?
(a) Serpents.
(b) Dinosaurs.
(c) Demons.
(d) Dragons.

4. Per the novel, what is the scientific name for polar bears?
(a) Ursus albus.
(b) Ursus arctos.
(c) Ursus maximus.
(d) Ursus maritimus.

5. What is the name of Akira’s*horse?
(a) Dodger.
(b) Angel.
(c) Jake.
(d) Elwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Akira’s science teacher?

2. What type of snake does Natalie see in the storm water?

3. To which people does George belong?

4. As which of the following does Natalie think about Beatriz’s dog?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lars note “A little fire is good for a forest” (107)?

2. Why do Natalie and Elena not evacuate Miami?

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

4. How does Natalie liken herself to the manatee she encounters in the storm?

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

6. What belief about Nanuq does George ascribe to his grandmother?

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

8. Why can Akira not risk staying in the pool at Nova’s house?

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

10. What variation on a cliché does Akira think of at Nova’s house (1639)?

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