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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. Who emcees the rally in Washington?
(a) Patience.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Akira.
(d) Sue.

2. What stone is in Patience’s nose?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Sapphire.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Emerald.

3. What sound does the novel assign to the release of fire retardants?
(a) Fwoosh.
(b) Crackle.
(c) Splat.
(d) Plop.

4. Which of the following does Akira encounter in the woods?
(a) Bighorn sheep.
(b) Jersey cow.
(c) Pronghorn.
(d) Boer goat.

5. Which of the following does Akira’s family have in its go-bag?
(a) Rations.
(b) Maps.
(c) Flashlights.
(d) Keys.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following does Patience live?

2. Which of the following is the name of Akira’s mother?

3. Which of the following do the vigilantes “protect”?

4. How does Elena address Natalie?

5. With which of the following does the Epilogue begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does the novel liken a first-degree burn?

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

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

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

5. Why does Akira initially wonder if the plane she sees overhead is lost?

6. Why does Natalie question whether she can resume her friendship with Shannon?

7. What, in the novel, is a “polar bear welcome mat” (2339)?

8. What urges Natalie to seek shelter with Patience?

9. Why does Patience put Natalie to work taking people’s information?

10. Why does Patience rail against the vigilantes?

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