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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. In what hairstyle does Patience first appear in the novel?
2. To what does Natalie compare the debris left by the first part of the storm?
3. With which of the following do the Parts 4 begin?
4. What is the roof of Akira’s home made of?
5. What is the name of the rally on which the Epilogue centers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Lars assert his house is safe from fire?
2. What prevented Lars from going back after Akira?
3. How does the novel define SNAP?
4. How does the novel describe the effect of blinders?
5. How does the novel describe Akira’s second-degree burn (2248)?
6. Why does Akira agree to participate in the rally in Washington?
7. How does the novel describe horses’ vision?
8. How does George’s father make a living after losing his job at the port?
9. Why must Akira’s family flee their home on horse?
10. Why does Akira initially wonder if the plane she sees overhead is lost?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Two Degrees bear as much out?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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