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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 does Uri Carruth put in his and Thatcher's coffee when they meet at the coffeeshop in Chapter 10?

2. What mosquito-borne disease is described as appearing in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the radio news that Willa observes in Chapter 13?

3. To whom has Willis Chester become engaged in Chapter 14?

4. What nickname does the author use in references to Donald Trump in the novel?

5. Where is Johann Miescher from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thatcher's memory of sleeping in a tree relate to his current circumstances in Chapter 16?

2. How is the lecture/debate described in Chapter 10?

3. What are Thatcher's future plans in Chapter 18?

4. What are Willa's future plans at the end of her narrative in Chapter 17?

5. Where are Thatcher and Mary in Chapter 18? How is the setting described?

6. What does Thatcher say when he testifies in court in Chapter 16?

7. About what do Jorge and Zeke argue in Chapter 17?

8. Who has been shot in Chapter 14? Who is the shooter? Where did the crime occur?

9. How is the theme of generational differences explored in Chapter 15?

10. What do Tig and Zeke argue about in Chapter 11?

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 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

Compare and contrast the characters of Zeke and Tig in Unsheltered. How old are these characters and what is their age difference? How were they different growing up? How are they different now? To which character do you most relate? Why?

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