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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 prays aboard the boat in the Florida storm?

2. What is the breed of Beatriz’s dog?

3. Per the novel, what is the scientific name for polar bears?

4. What kind of tree do Owen and George see as they flee towards home?

5. What is the name of Beatriz’s dog?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why do Owen and George not try to start the snowmobile on the lake?

7. What hope does Sue have with her swimming?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What character is the primary protagonist of Two Degrees? How does the novel support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of Two Degrees on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Conversely, which of Akira, George, Owen, and Natalie gains the most? What in the text shows as much, and how does it do so?

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