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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. How tall is Tig said to be?
2. What year is noted in the letter from Charles Darwin to Mrs. Treat in Chapter 4?
3. Who is the social worker who suggested Willa look into getting the family on Medicaid in Chapter 9?
4. How much money does Mary say she will earn for each article in her series on the Pine Barrens in Chapter 8?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the circumstances surrounding Zeke in the opening of the novel?
2. Why is Mary upset when Thatcher comes to pay a visit in Chapter 6?
3. How did Willa obtain the house her family has moved into? How is the house described?
4. How do Thatcher and Rose's childhoods and upbringing differ?
5. What renovations/repairs are being made to Willa's home in Chapter 3? Why?
6. How are Rose and Polly similar? How are they different?
7. Why does Willa go to the Historical Society in Chapter 7?
8. How do Mary and Thatcher reach the Pine Barrens in Chapter 8? How is this setting described?
9. How would you compare and contrast the characters or Rose and Mary in the novel?
10. Why has Gwendolyn come to Willa's home in Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the plot structure of Unsheltered. Where does the rising action begin? Where does the climax occur? Given the two storylines in the book, how does this impact its plot structure?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of class differences in Unsheltered. How is class demonstrated in the different timelines of the novel? How does one's class or station influence the character's actions in the narrative? Which characters stand in stark difference in relation to class? How does this create conflict?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Mary Treat in Unsheltered. Where is Mary from? What are her circumstances when her character is first introduced in the novel? How do those circumstances change? How does Mary stand apart from the other women in the novel?
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