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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. Which of the following falls onto the boat in the Florida storm?

2. With which of the following do the Parts 1 begin?

3. Which of the following sings aboard the boat in the Florida storm?

4. Which of the following does Natalie try to use to right herself amid the storm waters?

5. On which of the following does Owen note a classmate of his was attacked by a bear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do residents of Churchill leave cars and houses unlocked?

2. What leads Akira to her assessment of Sue’s injury?

3. Why do Elena and Natalie consider Beatriz family?

4. Why do Natalie and Elena not evacuate Miami?

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

6. Why does Owen posit that the momma bear might return after being scared off?

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

8. What hope does Sue have with her swimming?

9. Why does Natalie scream at the storm?

10. Why does Akira wear clothes she does not mind getting wet while riding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what other writer’s work in your experience does Gratz’s seem most similar? What makes the writers similar? What differentiates them? Overall, which do you regard as doing better at the craft of writing, and why?

Essay Topic 2

At several points, the novel confronts its characters with corpses inside cars. What purpose does the specific imagery serve, what in the novel attests to that purpose, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

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