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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 Elgin known for?

2. Where does Elgin work?

3. What is the name of Bernadette's assistant?

4. What is Audrey's son's name?

5. What Boarding School does Bee get accepted into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the incidents that take place between Nigel Mills-Murray and Bernadette?

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 to Bernadette at the pharmacy?

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

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

7. What is Samantha 2?

8. What is Kyle Griffin's reputation at school?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the current Fox/Branch home, Straight Gate, symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and Contrast the characters of Bee and Bernadette. How are the mother and daughter similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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