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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 Beatriz’s dog?

2. In what month do the novel’s events in Churchill occur?

3. As which of the following does Natalie think about Beatriz’s dog?

4. Which of the following peoples does George remark calls the polar bear Nanuq?

5. What is the name of Lars’s horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Natalie and Elena not evacuate Miami?

2. What had Natalie and Shannon planned to dress as for Halloween?

3. Why is Natalie worried about being driven into a canal?

4. What does George do to relieve Owen after they escape the momma bear?

5. What belief about polar bears and igloos does George report?

6. Why are full-grown sequoias called monarchs in the novel?

7. Why does Natalie scream at the storm?

8. For what reason does Owen like the quiet time of year in Churchill?

9. What variation on a cliché does Akira think of at Nova’s house (1639)?

10. Why does Akira wear clothes she does not mind getting wet while riding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

Readerly attention focuses on “the old saying about bears: ‘If it’s brown, lie down. If it’s black, fight back. If it’s white, say good night’” (395). Considering your own reading of the novel, what accounts for the attention paid to the passage? Why might it attract attention?

Essay Topic 3

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

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