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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 reason does Sylder give for the man being under the truck?

2. What had John Wesley bought from a storekeep some time ago?

3. What does Sylder offer to give John Wesley?

4. Why was Sylder fired from his job?

5. What is the only thing John Wesley finds in his animal traps?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Rattner tell John Wesley about his father?

2. What do the voices in the woods tell John Wesley to do?

3. What insight is revealed about Sylder's background?

4. What does the orchard keeper do when he returns to his house?

5. What does Sylder do after he is fired from his job?

6. Where does Kenneth get a ride to and what is his ultimate destination?

7. What is the whiskey running process in place in the area and what is Sylder's role in it?

8. How does John Wesley acquire his animal traps?

9. How does the author give the first clue that Sylder is a bootlegger?

10. Why is the old man afraid of cats and what extreme measures has he taken to keep them at bay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

McCarthy uses more than one instance of irony in the story. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony. What is the major irony in the story? Explain.

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 iteration on the theme of resistance to government intervention. Identify at least two examples about resistance to government intervention in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of resistance to government intervention.

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