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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 the unnamed man do with the newborn child?
(a) Feeds him a bottle.
(b) Cleans him.
(c) Takes him to a clinic.
(d) Leaves it in the woods.

2. Who is the dead man laying in a wagon?
(a) Grandpa Jones.
(b) Mr. Malone.
(c) Ol' Willie.
(d) Old Man Salter.

3. What does Culla's sister realize about him?
(a) He is not returning to the cabin.
(b) He is scared of failure.
(c) He has fallen in love.
(d) He will return when he finds food.

4. What awakens the unnamed man from his dream?
(a) Thunder.
(b) A barking dog.
(c) A vendor.
(d) A gunshot.

5. Who or what does the person in #19 find in the woods?
(a) A convict.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A baby.
(d) A fawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Culla tells his sister that her baby is ________________.

2. Who sends some men to search for whoever removed the person in #85 from the grave?

3. Rinthy tells the old woman that she is looking for the tinker to ________________.

4. Where does Culla's sister find out information about him?

5. What does Culla see as he pulls the ladder up to the barn to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What medical help does the doctor provide to Rinthy?

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

3. What medical help does the doctor provide to Rinthy?

4. How precarious is the fate of the baby at the time that the tinker finds him?

5. What commotion does Culla experience when he reaches the town of Cheatham?

6. What bad luck plaques Culla regarding the herd of pigs and how does he escape a lynching?

7. Why is Culla angry at his sister for digging in the grave?

8. Describe the scenario of Culla waiting for a ferry.

9. How does McCarthy introduce the tinker in the story?

10. What is the condition of the man's sister inside the cabin?

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