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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. Who does Maria call when she cannot find Ernest at home in Chapter 14?

2. What does Maria write about Ray-Ray enjoying picking in her journal in Chapter 10?

3. What natural phenomenon do Maria and Ernest experience in Chapter 14?

4. In how many different foster homes has Paolo lived in since he was 12?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To whom is Tsala's narrative largely directed? Why?

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

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

5. What does the red fowl symbolize?

6. How does Wyatt fit in when he goes to the shelter with Maria in Chapter 14?

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

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

9. What is the significance of ringing in one's ears in the novel?

10. What is the second story about that Wyatt tells at the shelter in Chapter 14?

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

Discuss the themes of folklore and spirituality in The Removed. How does the author effectively incorporate Cherokee folklore into a modern narrative? What impacts does this have on the reader? What symbolism relates to folklore and spirituality in The Removed?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Sonja in The Removed. How old is Sonja? Where does she live? What appear to be Sonja's primary objectives in the story? Does she achieve those objectives? Why or why not?

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