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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 are Iano and Willa preparing to move in Chapter 17?

2. Who wrote My Antonia?

3. How does Willa describe the landscape of New Jersey in comparison to the other places she has lived?

4. On what day of the week do Iano and Willa go to the Pine Barrens in the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. Who is Leverett Dunwiddie's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast the characters of Willa Knox and Thatcher Greenwood in Unsheltered. How are these two protagonists different? How are they similar? In what ways do their circumstances and stories overlap? How would you compare the outcomes for each character in the novel's ending?

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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