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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 Iano's mother's name?

2. How long does the narrator say Willa had spent in Boston in Chapter 3?

3. What was the name of Willa's mother?

4. Who is the contractor assessing Willa's house in Chapter 1?

5. Who does Thatcher feel like as he departs Mrs. Treat's home for his own in the end of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Thatcher's profession? How did he enter this profession?

2. What is the significance of the names Scylla and Charybdis in the novel?

3. Why has Gwendolyn come to Willa's home in Chapter 9?

4. Why is Mary upset when Thatcher comes to pay a visit in Chapter 6?

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

6. When and where is Thatcher's story primarily set? How is this established?

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

8. How would you describe Nick's personality?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Unsheltered is a novel that is split into two main storylines. Discuss the structure of the novel. How are the different stories delineated? Why do you think the author chose to tell these two different stories? How do the storylines relate to one another?

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 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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