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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. Why does Elgin contact Mr. Jessup in Part Four?

2. Where do Elgin and Soo-Lin go in Part Five?

3. Who is Steven Koeing?

4. What does Elgin give Bee to give to Bernadette in Part Six?

5. What news about Microsoft does Elgin tell Bee during Part Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Iris and Vivian?

2. When do Bee and Elgin reconcile?

3. Who is Nick and how does Bee help him?

4. In what ways does the Intervention not go as planed?

5. What is the plan for Bernadette's intervention?

6. Why did the night manager at the Westin open Kyle's door?

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

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

9. What is Bee's initial reaction to being aboard the Allegra?

10. What life changing information does Elgin reveal to Bee during the reconciliation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting plays an important role in this novel. Antarctica, Seattle, Choate, Straight Gate, and Microsoft are a few of the vivid settings in the text. Select one of these settings and analyze how Semple uses setting to add to the novel. What does the setting you have selected symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, different characters experience individual breakthroughs or major changes to their personalities. Select one of the characters from the text and analyze their breakthrough. What leads to this breakthrough? How is the character different afterward?

Essay Topic 3

What does Antarctica symbolize in the novel?

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