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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 Audrey contact her husband in Part Five?

2. Where is Audrey at the start of Part Five?

3. Where is Elgin traveling in Part Five for a meeting?

4. What is Dr. Kurtz's hourly rate?

5. What does Audrey bring to Soo-Lin at her office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the night manager at the Westin open Kyle's door?

2. What is Bee's initial reaction to being aboard the Allegra?

3. What happens with Bee and Choate?

4. Why does Bee want to go to Antarctica?

5. When do Bee and Elgin reconcile?

6. What life changing information does Elgin reveal to Bee during the reconciliation?

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

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

9. In Part Six, how does Bee compare the Fox/Branch family to the Beatles?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the 20 mile house symbolize in the novel?

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

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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