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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 does Culla see as he pulls the ladder up to the barn to work?
(a) A dead cow.
(b) A wasps' nest.
(c) A beautiful sunrise.
(d) Men storming toward him.

2. What is the reaction of the woman at the store when the baby is brought there?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Horrified.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Pleased.

3. What does the person in #52 sense about Culla?
(a) He is very emotional.
(b) He is a gifted person.
(c) He is running from something.
(d) He is a criminal.

4. Rinthy meets a woman who had __________ dead children.
(a) three.
(b) two.
(c) seven.
(d) five.

5. How much money does Culla earn for the job he performs?
(a) Ten cents.
(b) One dollar.
(c) A quarter.
(d) Fifty cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the unnamed man struggle on his way back to the cabin?

2. What is the reaction of the woman at the store when the baby is brought there?

3. What does Culla's sister know that the tinker has that belongs to her?

4. Who does the squire decide to track down the next morning?

5. Who is about to give birth in the unnamed man's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of searching in this section?

2. Who does Rinthy encounter when looking for a doctor?

3. Who are the three men who rescue Culla on the riverbank?

4. How old would Rinthy's baby be at this point in time? How long has Rinthy been searching for her baby? How long has Culla been searching for Rinthy?

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

6. How does McCarthy introduce Culla and what are the circumstances of him and his sister?

7. Who are the three men who rescue Culla on the riverbank?

8. Where does Culla hope to go after leaving the old man's cabin?

9. What does the man in the woods notice about Culla?

10. Who does Rinthy go in search of in the town she travels to with the family?

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