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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 word from Chapter 13 refers to writings of the lives of saints?

2. What does Sonja recall envying when she was younger in Chapter 11?

3. What does Ernest describe Wyatt giving him to look at the night before in Chapter 14?

4. With what weapons were Tsala and his son killed?

5. What is Wyatt teaching his peers to do when Maria and Ernest find him near the bus stop in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does coughing represent in the Darkening Land?

2. When asked by Ernest in Chapter 10 what he saw in the Spirit World, how does Wyatt respond?

3. Why does Jackson want Edgar to pose for him in Chapter 9?

4. How would you describe Wyatt's essay for English class in Chapter 10?

5. What does Edgar dream of in the beginning of Chapter 17?

6. How does Maria describe her life after Ray-Ray's death in Chapter 14?

7. What awkward encounter occurs between Edgar and Jackson in Chapter 13?

8. What does the Darkening Land represent?

9. What does Venery say about Jim Thorpe in Chapter 9? Why is this significant?

10. What happens in the encounter between Vin and Sonja in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Edgar in The Removed. Where is Edgar when the narrative begins? Where does he travel? What does he encounter on his journey? What do you think becomes of Edgar? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of addiction in The Removed. How is this theme developed through character? What characters in the story are impacted by addiction? How? What statement(s) do you think the author is making about addiction?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Jackson and the setting of the Darkening Land. How does Edgar end up in this setting? How does he know Jackson? What does Edgar learn about Jackson while staying with him?

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