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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. What part of Sue is injured in an automobile accident?

2. Which of the following does Lars quote?

3. Which of the following does the second polar bear that confronts Owen and George eat?

4. How many shells does George’s shotgun hold?

5. On which of the following does Owen spend money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Akira initially unable to exit the wrecked car?

2. Why do Natalie and Elena not evacuate Miami?

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

4. Why does Natalie scream at the storm?

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

6. What hope does Sue have with her swimming?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Readerly attention focuses on the following passage: “‘Some people are always going to take without giving,’ [Patience] said. ‘I’m always going to give without taking’” (3504). Considering your own reading of the novel, what accounts for the attention paid to the passage? Why might it attract attention?

Essay Topic 2

To what genre other than thriller might Two Degrees be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

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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