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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. How does the tour guide identify Bee and Elgin?

2. What news about Microsoft does Elgin tell Bee during Part Six?

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

4. What was the name of Bee's dorm at Choate?

5. What band does Bee compare her family to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Bee and Choate?

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

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

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

5. Who are Iris and Vivian?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Bee want to go to Antarctica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Perform a close reading of the incident at school where Audrey's foot was "run over." What does this reveal about Audrey's character?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, different characters experience individual breakthroughs or major changes to their personalities. Select one of the characters from the text and analyze their breakthrough. What leads to this breakthrough? How is the character different afterward?

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