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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 tradition do Bernadette and Bee have around Kennedy's birthday?

2. Who is Paul Jellinek?

3. What type of parents does Ollie Ordway want to attract to Galer Street School?

4. What item does Bernadette offer for the Galer Street School Auction?

5. What is the the Petit Trianon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Samantha 2?

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

3. What leads to the family trip to Antarctica?

4. How does Audrey feel about staying in the Westin?

5. Who is Dr. Kurtz and why does Elgin contact her?

6. What is Straight Gate?

7. What is Elgin's reaction to finding out about the mudslide?

8. What does Hillary Lourdes write to the Elgin and Bernadette about?

9. What happens when Ice-Cream gets stuck in the closet?

10. What is the main idea of "Saint Bernadette: The Most Influential Architect You've Never Heard Of"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Bernadette a static or dynamic character? Analyze her character and decide if she changes over the course of the novel. If she does, in what ways does she change? If she does not change, consider the ways in which she stays the same.

Essay Topic 2

Setting plays an important role in this novel. Antarctica, Seattle, Choate, Straight Gate, and Microsoft are a few of the vivid settings in the text. Select one of these settings and analyze how Semple uses setting to add to the novel. What does the setting you have selected symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

What does Antarctica symbolize in the novel?

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