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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 is the breed of Beatriz’s dog?

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

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

4. Which of the following does Owen’s mother send with her son?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Natalie and Elena not evacuate Miami?

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

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

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

6. Why do Elena and Natalie consider Beatriz family?

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

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

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

10. What hope does Sue have with her swimming?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

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

If one character has to be identified as the antagonist in Two Degrees, who is it? What in the novel shows as much, and how does it do so?

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