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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sonja tell Vin her name was when they met?
(a) Annette.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Colette.

2. What is the weather like when Sonja walks outside of Vin's home nude in Chapter 7?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Sleeting.
(c) Foggy.
(d) Raining.

3. In what town does Jackson tell Edgar they are in in Chapter 6?
(a) The Darkening Land.
(b) Albuquerque.
(c) The Deadening Land.
(d) Quah.

4. What does the phrase "Ave atque vale" (9) translate to in English?
(a) Hale and farewell.
(b) Further down the road.
(c) I will see you tomorrow.
(d) I love you.

5. What animals does Edgar see out the window tearing through garbage in Chapter 6?
(a) Hounds.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Foxes.
(d) Bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sports game does Jackson describe working on in Chapter 6?

2. How old does Maria say Edward is in Chapter 1?

3. According to the narrative in Chapter 3, what French writer "was in her forties when she was rumored to have had a sexual affair with her sixteen-year-old stepson" (38)?

4. What kind of creature is Laoka said to be in Chapter 8?

5. Where does Rae work in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tsala describe himself as in the narration in Chapter 4?

2. Why is the date September 6 significant in The Removed?

3. What are Sonja's situation and circumstances in the beginning of the novel?

4. Why are Maria and Ernest fostering Wyatt?

5. What does the Echota family do every September 6? Why?

6. Why does Edgar not go immediately home in the narrative?

7. How did Ray-Ray die? When did this happen?

8. How did the boy die in "Story of the Boy with Prophetic Visions"?

9. What do birds symbolize in the novel?

10. What visions did the boy have in "Story of the Boy with Prophetic Visions"?

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