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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 kind of spiders does Mrs. Treat collect?

2. Who is the editor of the rival newspaper to Captain Landis's?

3. What is the name of Rose's mother?

4. Who sets up Dusty's crib and bedroom in the house on Plum Street?

5. Where was Tig for a year before she appeared at her parents' home unexpectedly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you compare and contrast the characters or Rose and Mary in the novel?

2. How is the setting of Batsto described in Chapter 8?

3. Who is Tig and why is she living in Willa's home?

4. How is Christopher Hawk described when Willa first meets him?

5. When and where is Willa's story set primarily? How is this established?

6. What has Thatcher learned about the house in Chapter 2? Why does this news distress him?

7. What renovations/repairs are being made to Willa's home in Chapter 3? Why?

8. How would you describe Thatcher's relationship with Rose in the beginning of the novel?

9. How would you describe the relationship between Tig and Zeke?

10. What are the circumstances surrounding Zeke in the opening of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the references and allusions to contemporary politics, media, and pop culture in Unsheltered. Based on the political events described in the contemporary timeline, when does Willa's story begin? How does Willa feel about the political landscape in which she lives? How do you relate to Willa's thoughts on this regard?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the roles of women in Unsheltered. How are the women in the nineteenth-century narrative portrayed? In what ways do the roles of these women differ? How would you compare them to the stories of women in the contemporary narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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