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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 vessel that takes tourists from the Allegra to different parts of Antarctica?

2. How does Elgin prove to Bee that Bernadette could not be alive in Part Six?

3. Where does Bee go first when she gets back from Choate?

4. How do Soo-Lin and Audrey communicate in Part Five?

5. What is the name of the lounge on the Allegra?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part Six, how does Bee compare the Fox/Branch family to the Beatles?

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

4. What happens with Bee and Choate?

5. Why does Bee want to go to Antarctica?

6. How do Bee and Elgin get onto Palmer Station?

7. What is Port Lockroy and why does Bee go there?

8. What is Bee's experience at the Radio City Musical Hall?

9. What are some examples of Bee acting like a brat in Part Six?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Semple has a variety of secondary characters in her novel. Select three of these secondary characters and analyze what role they play in the text. What do they tell us about the main characters? How do their actions impact the plot?

Essay Topic 2

The disappearance of Bernadette effects each of the characters differently. Analyze the impact her disappearance has on Bee, Elgin, Soo-Lin, and Audrey.

Essay Topic 3

What does the current Fox/Branch home, Straight Gate, symbolize in the novel?

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