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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. What is one of the major inconveniences of the Rattner house?
(a) No mail delivery.
(b) Leaky roof.
(c) No indoor plumbing.
(d) No air conditioning.

2. Where does Sylder arrive in the middle of the night?
(a) The middle of a woods.
(b) Maryville.
(c) A lake resort.
(d) Knoxville.

3. How much time has passed since the last section of the novel?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Six years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six days.

4. What kind of job did Sylder have?
(a) University.
(b) Highway.
(c) Factory.
(d) Restaurant.

5. How far is it to Atlanta from where Kenneth is now?
(a) 57 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 17 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the old acquaintance that Marion sees at the bar?

2. Kenneth asks the storekeep for the distance to what city?

3. John Wesley hears voices that tell him to ___________________.

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

5. With what does the man hit Sylder?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the symbolism of the old man firing on the government tank on his property?

3. What is Kenneth Rattner doing as the novel begins?

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

5. What does Kenneth say he is looking for and why does this confuse the storekeep?

6. How does John Wesley happen to meet Sylder?

7. What other possible explanation could there be for Sylder's driving fast to elude the police?

8. How does McCarthy set up the book's major irony in this chapter?

9. How does the author further the theme of ignorance and obscurity?

10. What does the man in Sylder's car want and what does Sylder end up doing?

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