Thursday, April 28th

Greetings...!
I have decided to cancel class on Monday to give you more time to complete the take home test on The Unwanted.
Below is the test. Use your time wisely.


English 1A, Spring 2011, Professor Fraga

TAKE HOME TEST ON THE UNWANTED (200 POINTS)

DIRECTIONS: Please respond to the following questions. All questions must be numbered and typed, double-spaced. This test is due on Wednesday, May 4.



1. SELECT A ‘CHARACTER’ FROM THE MEMOIR, THE UNWANTED. IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT CHARACTERISTICS (at least two) ACCURATELY DESCRIBE THIS PERSON? FOR EVERY ASSERTION YOU MAKE ABOUT THIS PERSON, YOU MUST SUPPORT IT WITH AT LEAST THREE VERY SPECIFIC SUPPORTS FROM THE BOOK. THIS RESPONSE WILL BE EVALUATED ON YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE AN ASSERTION AND SUPPORT IT LOGICALLY AND ARTICULATELY. (100 POINTS)



2. WHICH SCENE IN THE BOOK AFFECTED YOU MOST DEEPLY? EXPLAIN HOW IT AFFECTED YOU AND WHY. (40 POINTS



3. THIS MEMOIR REFLECTS A WEALTH OF VARIOUS THEMES/TOPICS, INCLUDING OUR SEMESTER-LONG THEME OF HOME. SELECT ONE THEME THAT THE MEMOIR SUGGESTS AND OFFER EXAMPLES FROM THE BOOK TO SUPPORT YOUR ASSERTION. (6O POINTS)





EXTRA CREDIT (OPTIONAL)

Kien Nguyen suggests several books to readers for further reading; one of
these books is by Wallace Stegner. What is the title of this book? (2
points)



Nguyen wrote a novel based on his grandfather’s life. What is the name of
this novel? (1 point)