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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. Who is Phil Bradstock?

2. What is the name of the Galer Street Christmas celebration in Part Four?

3. Where does Bee go first when she gets back from Choate?

4. What bothers Elgin about Bernadette's suitcase in Part Four?

5. Who does Dr. Kurtz meet first at the Microsoft campus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens at Soo-Lin's home during family dinner in Part Five?

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

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

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

7. What does Elgin give to Bee to give to Bernadette when she finds her on Palmer Station?

8. What is Elgin's plan for finding Bernadette in Part Five?

9. What is believed to have happened to Bernadette in Part Five?

10. What is the plan for Bernadette's intervention?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Semple has a variety of secondary characters in her novel. Select three of these secondary characters and analyze what role they play in the text. What do they tell us about the main characters? How do their actions impact the plot?

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