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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 animal does Sonja describe hearing when she arrives at Vin's house with him in Chapter 7?

2. What does Ernest describe having when he and Maria married in Chapter 5?

3. What black creatures does Edgar describe seeing in the moonlight sky in the end of Chapter 6?

4. For what crime does Vin say his ex-girlfriend is in jail in Chapter 7?

5. What does Wyatt say his drama teacher at school drives in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Edgar encounter Jackson? How does he know Jackson?

2. What is the primary setting established in the Prologue and Chapter 1? Why is it important?

3. What is Wyatt like when he first arrives at the home of Maria and Ernest?

4. What do birds symbolize in the novel?

5. How does the Laoka trick the young man in "The Story of Laoka" in Chapter 8?

6. When was Tsala killed? Why was he killed?

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

8. What kind of stories does Maria read to the children at the shelter? How do they respond to her stories?

9. Why are Maria and Ernest fostering Wyatt?

10. Who is Luka and what is his role in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Tsala in The Removed. In what time and place is Tsala as he narrates? What happened to Tsala in the past? What are his circumstances now? How does Tsala interact with characters in the main timeline, and what does this mean?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss three examples of imagery in The Removed. What different literary devices comprise imagery? Why are they important? How does the author use imagery to immerse the reader in the characters' experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the characters of Wyatt and Ray-Ray in The Removed. In what ways are these characters alike? How are they different? What impacts does Wyatt have on the Echota family? What happens to Wyatt at the end of the novel?

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