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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. What did Edgar's dad tell him was a sign the dead were trying to contact him, according to the narrative in Chapter 9?

2. What word does Wyatt use to describe "A spirit. An immortal who lives everywhere" (114) in Chapter 14?

3. What does Edgar describe watching Jackson whittle from a piece of wood in Chapter 13?

4. What kind of drugs does Jackson say Charlie has sometimes in Chapter 17?

5. With what weapons were Tsala and his son killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the objectives and specs on the game Savage that Edgar discovers in Chapter 17?

2. What does the Darkening Land represent?

3. How are the Yunwi Tsunsdi described in Chapter 12?

4. What is Sonja's dream about and what does it foreshadow in Chapter 15?

5. Who do Sonja and her parents encounter on their walk in Chapter 15?

6. How would you describe Wyatt's essay for English class in Chapter 10?

7. What is the significance of ringing in one's ears in the novel?

8. What is the second story about that Wyatt tells at the shelter in Chapter 14?

9. Why does Jackson want Edgar to pose for him in Chapter 9?

10. To whom is Tsala's narrative largely directed? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Sonja in The Removed. How old is Sonja? Where does she live? What appear to be Sonja's primary objectives in the story? Does she achieve those objectives? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of grief in The Removed. In addition to the Echota family's grief over the loss of Ray-Ray, what else do they grieve for? How is grief explored symbolically in the narrative? What settings connect to this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Jackson and the setting of the Darkening Land. How does Edgar end up in this setting? How does he know Jackson? What does Edgar learn about Jackson while staying with him?

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