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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 is another name for the person in #19?

2. What is the fate of the abandoned baby?

3. What injury does the squire sustain from the men who attacked him on the road?

4. Why is the unnamed man hiding the fact that the woman is pregnant?

5. What/Who is Culla looking for as he walks through the countryside?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Culla angry at his sister for digging in the grave?

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

4. What route does the tinker follow through the woods?

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

6. What sentence does Culla receive from the man and what unusual request does Culla end up making of the man?

7. How does the unnamed man get the tinker to leave the cabin?

8. How does the unnamed man get the tinker to leave the cabin?

9. What sentence does Culla receive from the man and what unusual request does Culla end up making of the man?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of the man in black. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point?

Essay Topic 2

McCarthy does not identify Culla and Rinthy by name until the story has progressed for awhile. Why does McCarthy leave them nameless for awhile? What is he trying to say about their situation by leaving them nameless?

Essay Topic 3

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Culla and Rinthy. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

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