The Orchard Keeper Test | Mid-Book 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 | Mid-Book 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 kind of animal does John Wesley scare away while hunting?

2. With what did Sylder cover up the corpse?

3. What does the orchard keeper experience when he enters his house?

4. Gifford and ___________ are two local cops who investigate Sylder's crash.

5. How much time has passed since the last section of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is life like now for Kenneth Rattner's widow and son, John Wesley, since Rattner is dead?

2. How does Sylder end up killing the man?

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

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

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

6. What happens to Sylder after the flat tire is fixed?

7. What does the old man recall about the day he discovered the corpse buried in the peach pit?

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

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

10. What is the name of the town where Marion Sylder is from and in what year was he born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

THE ORCHARD KEEPER is written in the Southern Gothic style. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of the orchard keeper 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 at this point?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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