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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of Akira’s mother?
(a) Miyako.
(b) Ume.
(c) Hana.
(d) Sakura.

2. What reveals a familiar landmark to Owen and George?
(a) Moonlight.
(b) Northern lights.
(c) Starlight.
(d) Floodlights.

3. What color are the fire-retardant chemicals deployed by Cal Fire?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

4. What is the symbol for the rally?
(a) A blue butterfly.
(b) A blue planet.
(c) A blue planet.
(d) A blue planet.

5. How does Akira’s sister refer to her?
(a) Ira.
(b) Sissy.
(c) Aki.
(d) Kira.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is shot at the polar bear from the helicopter?

2. Which of the following does Patience recommend Natalie contact?

3. What is the name of the rally on which the Epilogue centers?

4. Which of the following animals does Owen note is native to the area around Churchill?

5. To what does George compare himself and Owen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Akira not argue with her father about climate change?

2. Why does Lars assert his house is safe from fire?

3. Where does Elena weather the storm?

4. How does the novel describe the effect of blinders?

5. Why does Patience rail against the vigilantes?

6. What do Owen and George realize the polar bear that pursues them is doing when they cannot see it from the trap?

7. What prevented Lars from going back after Akira?

8. Why does the restauranteur Natalie encounters hesitate to open her freezer?

9. What preparations does Patience say should have been made before the storm came?

10. Why does the area in which Patience lives rise above the storm water early on?

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