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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the vendor take the person in #24?
(a) To the closest house.
(b) To the minister's house.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To his store.

2. Culla's sister tells the family in the house that she is looking for ______________.
(a) religion.
(b) her brother.
(c) the tinker.
(d) a job.

3. What kind of work does a woman hire Rinthy to do?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Canning.
(d) Cleaning.

4. When does the vendor find the baby?
(a) Daytime.
(b) Early evening.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

5. On what day of the week does Culla go to town?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Culla?

2. Where is the unnamed man's home located?

3. Who is walking through the woods as this section opens?

4. Why does the unnamed man struggle on his way back to the cabin?

5. What does Culla steal from the squire before leaving his home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Rinthy encounter when looking for a doctor?

2. What is Rinthy hoping to get when she locates the tinker?

3. What happens to the squire as he rides in search of Culla?

4. Who does Rinthy encounter when looking for a doctor?

5. Why does the squire decide to go after Culla the next morning?

6. Who does Rinthy go in search of in the town she travels to with the family?

7. What are the two reasons Culla is plagued by guilt?

8. How does McCarthy introduce the tinker in the story?

9. How does the sister's labor progress and what does the brother say about the newborn child?

10. What happens to the good boots that Culla is wearing?

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