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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. What happens to the 20 mile house?

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

4. What did Bernadette call the Tudor style, white marble home that is built next door to the 20 mile house?

5. Who is the Petit Trianon named after?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ollie-O and why does he write letters to Galer Street Parents?

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

3. What is the connection between Bernadette and the Green Builders of America's competition?

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

5. What leads to the family trip to Antarctica?

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

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

8. What is Straight Gate?

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

10. Who is Manjula Kapoor?

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

The disappearance of Bernadette effects each of the characters differently. Analyze the impact her disappearance has on Bee, Elgin, Soo-Lin, and Audrey.

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