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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 Edgar's friend that Maria calls in Chapter 14?
2. Who is the supervisor at the shelter that says "Wyatt has something special" (115) in Chapter 14?
3. Who does Venery describe having gotten "loaded on whiskey and beat his dog to death, then slit his own throat in his ex-wife’s kitchen" (75) in Chapter 9?
4. How is the boy in Wyatt's story transported home in Chapter 14?
5. What is Wyatt teaching his peers to do when Maria and Ernest find him near the bus stop in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Venery say about Jim Thorpe in Chapter 9? Why is this significant?
2. How would you describe Sonja's date with Vin in Chapter 11?
3. Where does Edgar meet Venery? How is he described?
4. What happens in the encounter between Vin and Sonja in Chapter 15?
5. What does coughing represent in the Darkening Land?
6. When asked by Ernest in Chapter 10 what he saw in the Spirit World, how does Wyatt respond?
7. What is the first story Wyatt tells at the shelter in Chapter 14?
8. How does Wyatt fit in when he goes to the shelter with Maria in Chapter 14?
9. What does Edgar dream of in the beginning of Chapter 17?
10. What are the objectives and specs on the game Savage that Edgar discovers in Chapter 17?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of addiction in The Removed. How is this theme developed through character? What characters in the story are impacted by addiction? How? What statement(s) do you think the author is making about addiction?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss three examples of foreshadowing or red herrings in The Removed. How are foreshadowing and red herrings defined? What do they reveal in The Removed? How do they impact the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrative style of The Removed. From whose point of view is the novel related? How are the changes in narration indicated? What is significant about Brandon Hobson's choice in narrating the story in this way? Why is it important to the story?
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