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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. Why does Gwen need to speak to Audrey in Part Three?

2. Why does Marcus Strang contact Elgin?

3. What is one of Bernadette's main complaints about Seattle in her letter to Paul?

4. Who is Marcus Strang?

5. What is the name of Soo-Lin's support group?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Manjula Kapoor?

2. How does Soo-Lin's impression of Elgin change over the course of the novel?

3. Why does the FBI contact Elgin in Part Three?

4. What happens between Audrey and Bernadette at school pick-up?

5. What is Bee's full name and how did she get it?

6. Who is Nigel Mills-Murray and what impact does he have on Bernadette's life?

7. Why does Gwen Goodyear hand deliver a letter to the Westin?

8. What leads to the family trip to Antarctica?

9. What happens to Bernadette at the pharmacy?

10. Who is Cliff Mass and what is his connection to the Prospective Parent Brunch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the role that class plays in the novel. How does the Fox/Branch wealth impact the novel? Consider how the novel would be different if the Fox/Branch family were not wealthy. Do the characters in the novel recognize their privilege?

Essay Topic 2

Semple has a way of including details in the text that appear, at first, to be insignificant but end up changing the trajectory of the novel. One of these details is on page 34 and 35 about the Drake Passage. Analyze this information and select two other seemingly insignificant details Semple adds in the novel and analyze how they alter the trajectory of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of family within the text. How does the role of family influence the plot of the text?

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