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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. To which of the following is the Morris fire compared?

2. Which of the following falls onto the boat in the Florida storm?

3. Which of the following bumps into Natalie in the Evanses’ home?

4. Whom of the following greets Natalie on the boat?

5. What part of Sue is injured in an automobile accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Natalie liken herself to the manatee she encounters in the storm?

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

3. Why do Owen and George not try to start the snowmobile on the lake?

4. Why do residents of Churchill leave cars and houses unlocked?

5. Why, per the novel, does Churchill see so many polar bears?

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

7. In what order do those on the boat in the Florida storm debark?

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

9. Why does Natalie scream at the storm?

10. What hope does Sue have with her swimming?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conversely, which of Akira, George, Owen, and Natalie gains the most? What in the text shows as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of Two Degrees on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

To what genre other than thriller might Two Degrees be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

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