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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 is the lawyer that has asked Thatcher to make a statement in court in Chapter 16?

2. Who wrote My Antonia?

3. What does Zeke tell Willa he has decided to do concerning Dusty in Chapter 11?

4. Where does Willis say Carruth was shot?

5. Who is Carruth's printer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where has Tig decided to move in Chapter 15? Why?

2. Why has Iano left in Chapter 15? Where has he gone?

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

4. What are the principles Thatcher presents in his opening for the debate in Chapter 12?

5. Where do Willa and Iano go to hike in Chapter 13? Why?

6. Where does Nick insist he wants to go the following day in Chapter 13? Why?

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

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

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

10. What are Mary's future plans in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the controversies of Charles Darwin and his work historically, and examine how these controversies are portrayed in the novel. When was Origin of Species published? How was it received critically? Why is Darwin's work, and the understanding of that work, important in Unsheltered?

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