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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 floats alongside Natalie in the rooftop shed?

2. Which of the following peoples does George remark calls the polar bear Nanuq?

3. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

4. What is the name of Akira’s sister?

5. In which town is the hospital Akira thinks to send Sue to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Natalie and the Evanses escape the Evans home?

4. Why do Natalie and Elena not evacuate Miami?

5. Why does Natalie scream at the storm?

6. What does George do to relieve Owen after they escape the momma bear?

7. What leads Natalie to reason the hurricane is playing with her?

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

9. What belief about polar bears and igloos does George report?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the losses sustained in the novel by Akira, George, Owen, and Natalie. Which of them loses most? What in the text shows as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Conversely, given demonstrated efforts toward censorship in a number of countries, what would likely prompt bans of Two Degrees? By which groups? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Readerly attention focuses on “the old saying about bears: ‘If it’s brown, lie down. If it’s black, fight back. If it’s white, say good night’” (395). Considering your own reading of the novel, what accounts for the attention paid to the passage? Why might it attract attention?

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