Station Eleven

Part 1, Chapters 1-6

Reading Check

1. He has a heart attack. (Part 1, Chapter 1)

2. The Georgia Flu (Part 1, Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. Much of modern technology disappears, such as electricity, movies, medical support, the internet, and aviation. Governments dissolve because of the outbreaks as well. (Part 1, Chapter 6)

2. Arthur has been married three times and has one son. He was in a relationship with a fellow cast member when he died. (Part 1, Chapter 2)

3. She feels as though it is unoriginal and takes comfort from that knowledge. (Part 1, Chapter 5)

Part 2, Chapters 7-12

Reading Check

1. The Symphony (Various Chapters)

2. Dr. Eleven (Part 2, Chapter 8)

3. “Station Eleven” (Part 2, Chapter 8)

Short Answer

1. Charlie gave birth but left town after she rejected the prophet’s advances. (Part 2, Various Chapters)

2. Some people, such as the sentry, would like to leave town with the Symphony to escape the prophet. Charlie appears to have escaped the prophet, and the midwife’s attitude toward him seems distrustful. (Various Chapters)

Part 3, Chapters 13-18

Reading Check

1. Miranda (Part 3, Chapter 14)

2. It is the name of a space station in the Dr. Eleven comic book series. (Part 3, Chapter 14)

3. Jerusalem (Part 3, Chapter 17)

Short Answer

1. He is impressed by her maturity and poise. He likes that she is not like L.A. girls and understands him in ways people from the city cannot. (Part 3, Chapter 13)

2. At a party, Miranda realizes that Arthur is having an affair with Elizabeth. Miranda returns to her former job, and Elizabeth moves in with Arthur. (Part 3, Chapter 16)

Part 4, Chapters 19-26

Reading Check

1. Eleanor (Part 4, Chapter 19)

2. Severn City (Part 4, Chapter 24)

3. Dear V (Part 4, Chapter 26)

Short Answer

1. She hopes that future generations will be able to live their lives without killing anyone. It indicates that Kirsten may have been forced to kill someone. (Part 4, Chapter 22)

2. Several members of the group begin to disappear. (Various Chapters)

Part 5, Chapters 27-37

Reading Check

1. Leave Elizabeth for Lydia Marks (Part 5, Chapter 27)

2. He commits suicide. (Part 5, Chapter 36)

3. Towns (Part 5, Chapter 36)

Short Answer

1. He sat in Frank’s apartment writing a memoir until they ran out of supplies. After Frank’s death, he left the apartment and traveled on foot across Canada. (Various Chapters)

2. Kirsten travels with her brother. She did not feel the effects of the collapsed society as keenly as the adults around her. (Various Chapters)

Part 6, Chapters 38-41

Reading Check

1. Toronto (Part 6, Chapter 40)

2. To the beach (Part 6, Chapter 41)

Short Answer

1. Arthur appears to like Kirsten, referring to her affectionately as KiKi. (Various Chapters)

2. Not only does Clark find a flight into Canada following the outbreak of the Georgia Flu, but he also manages to board a flight without anyone who is infected. (Part 6, Chapter 40)

Part 7, Chapters 42-47

Reading Check

1. At the airport (Part 7, Chapter 42)

2. A museum (Part 7, Chapter 44)

3. With a religious group (Part 7, Chapter 44)

Short Answer

1. They develop their own culture, rules, and standards of behavior. They depend on one another for survival. (Part 7, Chapter 43)

2. Clark creates a museum to catalog society as it once was. Tyler and Elizabeth depend on their beliefs to cope with society’s collapse. Tyler eventually becomes the prophet that is referred to in earlier chapters. (Various Chapters)

Part 8, Chapters 48-52

Reading Check

1. The prophet is pursuing the group. (Part 8, Chapter 49)

2. He takes command of Station Eleven. (Part 8, Chapter 50)

3. They see a neighboring community lighting up with electricity. (Part 8, Chapter 51)

Short Answer

1. The prophet captured them to use as leverage to get Eleanor back. (Part 8, Chapter 49)

2. One man attempted to rape her, and another attacked the Symphony group and tried to steal supplies. (Part 8, Chapter 50)

3. They found a child’s tea set without dust, though the rest of the house was in disarray. Kirsten got the feeling the two were being watched. (Part 8, Chapter 51)

Part 9, Chapters 53-55

Reading Check

1. To Israel (Part 9, Chapter 53)

2. Finding a wounded bird as a boy (Part 9, Chapter 53)

Short Answer

1. They decide to head south to the town with electric lights. (Part 9, Chapter 55)

2. Arthur gave it to them. Tyler is Arthur’s son, and Kirsten worked with Arthur in King Lear as a child. (Various Chapters)