The Orchard Keeper Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Orchard Keeper Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does John Wesley bring to Ownby in the mental asylum?

2. What does Sylder tell John Wesley about Gifford?

3. Where is Ownby heading when he leaves his house from the back door?

4. What extreme weather is Ownby navigating at the beginning of this section?

5. What rouses the large cat in Ownby's outhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the orchard keeper do on a snowy morning involving the peach pit?

2. Who is Arthur Ownby and what is he doing as this chapter begins?

3. Describe Ownby's arrest by Officer Gifford.

4. What are John Wesley and Warn's speculation on what had happened to the mink?

5. What happens to the Rattners by the end of the story?

6. Why is Sylder's toe injury probably unrelated to a war injury?

7. Why does McCarthy wait until this point in the story to reveal the orchard keeper's formal name?

8. How is Sylder finally apprehended for bootlegging?

9. What is the significance of cats in the story?

10. Describe Ownby's encounter with a welfare department agent in the jail.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

McCarthy waits until almost the end of the novel to reveal the name of the orchard keeper. Why does he wait until this point? What does it mean when the reader finally knows the true identity of the orchard keeper? What is happening in the orchard keeper's life that erases any more secrecy about the old man? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses some important instances of foreshadowing in the story. Explain what foreshadowing is and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an example of foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

Nature takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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