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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 Aurelia announced to be marrying in Chapter 16?
2. Who wrote My Antonia?
3. What real-life figure is being referenced with the following line from Chapter 13? "He said he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and people would still vote for him" (345).
4. What is the third principle that Thatcher presents in his debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
5. Where does Mary say she will be spending the next winter in Chapter 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the debate conclude in Chapter 12?
2. What does Thatcher say when he testifies in court in Chapter 16?
3. What does Thatcher learn from Willis and Selma in Chapter 14?
4. How is the lecture/debate described in Chapter 10?
5. How would you compare the demeanors of Thatcher and Cutler in the debate in Chapter 12?
6. What important information does Thatcher learn from Carruth in Chapter 10?
7. What were the circumstances surrounding Tig's return from Cuba?
8. What are Thatcher's future plans in Chapter 18?
9. What are the principles Thatcher presents in his opening for the debate in Chapter 12?
10. What do Tig and Zeke argue about in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the relationship between Willa and Iano in the novel. For how long have they been married? Has their marriage been a happy one? What have been their struggles in the past? Does their relationship grow or change in the course of the narrative? If so, how?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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