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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 sports game does Jackson describe working on in Chapter 6?

2. What instrument did Rae's dad play?

3. What does Sonja see on the roof of the house in the end of Chapter 7?

4. Maria and Ernest's home overlooks what lake?

5. When was the signing of the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why are Maria and Ernest fostering Wyatt?

7. What do birds symbolize in the novel?

8. How does Jackson explain gaming in the Darkening Land in Chapter 6?

9. What are Ernest's condition and circumstances like in the beginning of the novel?

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

Describe and discuss three examples of foreshadowing or red herrings in The Removed. How are foreshadowing and red herrings defined? What do they reveal in The Removed? How do they impact the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the historical references and allusions in The Removed. What real-life individuals are referenced in the book? Why are they referenced? What historical information did you learn in reading the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in The Removed. What does family mean to the Echotas? How has each member of the family suffered from the loss of Ray-Ray? How do the family members cope? How do they achieve unity?

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