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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 was Nick's profession for most of his life?
2. How many older brothers does Thatcher have?
3. When did the Vineland Women's Caucus organize the presidential vote for women in the community to protest the notion that women would not be interested in voting, according to Mr. Hawk in Chapter 7?
4. Who is the social worker who suggested Willa look into getting the family on Medicaid in Chapter 9?
5. What subject does Gwen study with Iano?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has brought Thatcher and his family to Vineland?
2. What has Thatcher learned about the house in Chapter 2? Why does this news distress him?
3. How would you describe Thatcher's relationship with Rose in the beginning of the novel?
4. When and where is Willa's story set primarily? How is this established?
5. What is revealed in the conversation between Willa and Iano in the evening after Gwen's visit in Chapter 9?
6. What is Willa's profession and how has it recently changed at the opening of the novel?
7. What is the significance of the names in Iano's family (his sisters and children in particular)?
8. What is the significance of the names Scylla and Charybdis in the novel?
9. How did Willa obtain the house her family has moved into? How is the house described?
10. What is Mary Treat doing when Thatcher comes to her home in Chapter 4? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Zeke and Tig in Unsheltered. How old are these characters and what is their age difference? How were they different growing up? How are they different now? To which character do you most relate? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the marriage of Thatcher and Rose in the novel. For how long have these characters been married at the onset of the novel? Where did they meet? How does their relationship change in the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Nick in Unsheltered. How does Nick stand apart from his family in the contemporary timeline? What is the extent of Nick's health problems? How does Nick's character evolve in the course of the narrative?
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