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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 Carruth's printer?

2. What did Takis achieve fame and fortune as?

3. What does "Lex loci" translate to in English, as shown in Chapter 10 (258)?

4. Who is the caretaker who comes to tend to Nick three times a week?

5. What have vandals been doing to the trees on Landis Avenue in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How would you compare the demeanors of Thatcher and Cutler in the debate in Chapter 12?

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

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

5. Why is Rose opposed to Thatcher testifying in court in Chapter 16?

6. What does Thatcher learn from Willis and Selma in Chapter 14?

7. Why does Tig's behavior surprise Willa in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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 symbolism of the house on Plum Street in Unsheltered. What does the house represent to Willa and her family? What does it represent to Thatcher, Rose, Polly, and Aurelia? How has the house changed in the century between these narratives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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