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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 Dr. Kurtz's hourly rate?

2. What game does Bee play in Part Six?

3. What is the name of the lounge on the Allegra?

4. Where do Elgin and Soo-Lin go in Part Five?

5. What is recovered from Bernadette's room on the Allegra?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Audrey's tone change toward Soo-Lin after her arrest?

2. Who is Nick and how does Bee help him?

3. Who are Iris and Vivian?

4. What is Port Lockroy and why does Bee go there?

5. How do Bee and Elgin get onto Palmer Station?

6. What is the relationship like between Van and Elgin?

7. When do Bee and Elgin reconcile?

8. What is Bernadette's reaction to the intervention?

9. Where is Audrey at the start of Part Five and why?

10. What are some examples of Bee acting like a brat in Part Six?

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

In Part Six of the novel, Bee compares Manjula to Samantha 2 during a fight with Elgin. Analyze this claim and consider how Manjula is to Bernadette as Samantha 2 is to Elgin.

Essay Topic 3

How does Audrey's character change over the course of the novel? Would you consider her a static or dynamic character? Consider what prompts her transformation.

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