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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. Who wrote My Antonia?
2. What famous historical trial regarding evolution is referenced in Chapter 11?
3. How many children does Uri Carruth have?
4. What real-life figure is being referenced with the following line from Chapter 13? "He said he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and people would still vote for him" (345).
5. What do Thatcher and Uri eat while having coffee in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Rose opposed to Thatcher testifying in court in Chapter 16?
2. What does Thatcher say when he testifies in court in Chapter 16?
3. Where do Willa and Iano go to hike in Chapter 13? Why?
4. What does Thatcher learn from Willis and Selma in Chapter 14?
5. How is the lecture/debate described in Chapter 10?
6. Where does Nick insist he wants to go the following day in Chapter 13? Why?
7. What are Willa's future plans at the end of her narrative in Chapter 17?
8. Why has Iano left in Chapter 15? Where has he gone?
9. How would you compare the demeanors of Thatcher and Cutler in the debate in Chapter 12?
10. Where are Thatcher and Mary in Chapter 18? How is the setting described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's use of irony in the novel. How is irony defined? What different types of irony are there? What are three examples of irony from the text and what purpose does each example serve to the plot, characters, or atmosphere?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the symbolism of the trees in the novel. In addition to the two trees in the yard at the house on Plum Street, what others appear? What do you think the trees represent? With what type of tree does Thatcher associate Mary? Why is this significant?
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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