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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 tree does Thatcher associate with Polly?
2. Whose writings does Willa refer to as her "new Bible" in Chapter 9 (232)?
3. Where are Jorge and Jose from?
4. During what month do Mary and Thatcher take their trip to 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 is the significance of the names in Iano's family (his sisters and children in particular)?
2. Why does Thatcher go to Mary Treat's home in Chapter 4?
3. Who is Tig and why is she living in Willa's home?
4. How is the setting of Batsto described in Chapter 8?
5. What has Thatcher learned about the house in Chapter 2? Why does this news distress him?
6. How would you compare and contrast the characters or Rose and Mary in the novel?
7. How do Mary and Thatcher reach the Pine Barrens in Chapter 8? How is this setting described?
8. How is Gwendolyn described? What are Willa's first impressions of her?
9. How do Thatcher and Rose's childhoods and upbringing differ?
10. How do Willa and Nick's political views and outlooks differ?
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
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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