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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 the name of the lounge on the Allegra?

2. How does Bernadette get out of the intervention?

3. Who does Bee compare Manjula to in Part Six?

4. Why does Audrey contact her husband in Part Five?

5. What does Audrey call Mr. Koeing during her arrest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bee feel about Elgin now that Bernadette is missing?

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

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

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

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

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

7. When is the last time Bee sees Bernadette before she goes missing?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Semple has a way of including details in the text that appear, at first, to be insignificant but end up changing the trajectory of the novel. One of these details is on page 34 and 35 about the Drake Passage. Analyze this information and select two other seemingly insignificant details Semple adds in the novel and analyze how they alter the trajectory of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

One of the most interesting things about this novel is that each action influences other actions later in the text. Select three seemingly small actions and analyze how they are in fact, important catalysts for later actions in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

How does Bee's unique heart condition impact the plot?

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