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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. Where does Tsala describe soldiers arriving in his dream in "Visions of the Coming Soldiers" in Chapter 12?

2. What kind of club does Vin say Luka wants to be in, in Chapter 11?

3. What is Wyatt's full name?

4. What does Ernest remember about his childhood moccasins in Chapter 10?

5. What is the snake called in Wyatt's story in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foreshadowing does Edgar encounter in the town in Chapter 9?

2. What is the first story Wyatt tells at the shelter in Chapter 14?

3. What is Ernest doing when Maria and Wyatt find him in Chapter 14?

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

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

6. Who do Sonja and her parents encounter on their walk in Chapter 15?

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

8. How are the Yunwi Tsunsdi described in Chapter 12?

9. What is Sonja's dream about and what does it foreshadow in Chapter 15?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Vin Hoff in The Removed. Where does Vin live? What are his circumstances like in the beginning of The Removed? How is he changed by his relationship with Sonja? What is revealed about Vin in the end of the novel, and 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 Maria in The Removed. How old is Maria? What main objectives drive her character? How is she impacted by the events that take place in the narrative?

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