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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 food is turning green from mold?

2. In what does the vendor wrap the person/item in #24?

3. Rinthy tells the old woman that she is looking for the tinker to ________________.

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

5. What is notable about the grandmother in the house in #66?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the man in the woods notice about Culla?

3. What commotion does Culla experience when he reaches the town of Cheatham?

4. What debt does the tinker tell Rinthy that she owes?

5. What medical help does the doctor provide to Rinthy?

6. Who provides Culla with a small job and what other kindness does he show Culla?

7. Why does the brother refuse to get a midwife for his sister?

8. How does Culla get rescued when the ferryboat runs out of control?

9. What does the tinker find when he is trying to get out of the woods?

10. What does the tinker do when he first finds the baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Rinthy. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point?

Essay Topic 2

Explain McCarthy's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story and then cite an example to support each theme.

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