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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 does Uri Carruth say he is from in Chapter 10?

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

3. Who is Leverett Dunwiddie's father?

4. Where did Iano take his father's ashes after his death?

5. Where does Willis Chester say he has taken a job in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the debate conclude in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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

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 real-life individual Captain Landis and his portrayal in the novel. What led Landis to found Vineland? When was it founded? What are other noteworthy aspects of Landis's story? Would you say he is a protagonist or antagonist in the novel? Why?

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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