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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. Where is Zeke having business meetings in Chapter 9?

2. What problem does Willa encounter at the doctor's office in Chapter 5?

3. What characteristic does Polly feel disappointed that the president exuded during his visit in Chapter 6?

4. What is Nick's last name?

5. What do Willa and Iano tell the birdwatching couple Dusty's name is in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Willa obtain the house her family has moved into? How is the house described?

3. How would you describe Willa's relationship with Iano in the beginning of the novel?

4. How would you describe Nick's personality?

5. Why does Willa go to the Historical Society in Chapter 7?

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

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

8. Why does Polly feel disappointed about her observations of the President in Chapter 6?

9. How do Willa and Nick's political views and outlooks differ?

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

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?

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

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?

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