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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. Where does Culla have dinner and stay the night?
(a) A bed and breakfast.
(b) A friend's house.
(c) The woods.
(d) The squire's home.

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

3. What does the sister find in the fresh grave?
(a) Clay and rock.
(b) A metal box.
(c) A baby.
(d) A skull.

4. Why does Culla become angry at his sister?
(a) She burned the last food they had.
(b) He catches her digging in the grave.
(c) She set the house on fire.
(d) She told the sheriff about the baby.

5. What name was given to the baby?
(a) Edward.
(b) Michael.
(c) Cullen.
(d) No name.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following items does the vendor NOT have?

3. Where is the unnamed man's home located?

4. What does the young boy ask Culla's sister to do in town?

5. Where is Culla when the group of men spots him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the old man when three strangers arrive at his door?

2. How does Culla complete the grave-digging job and where does he sleep for the night?

3. Describe the kind old man who Culla encounters on his journey.

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

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

6. Where does Culla find some respite from his journey and how is he rudely awakened the next morning?

7. What reason does Culla give the old man for why he needs to move on?

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

9. How does Culla complete the grave-digging job and where does he sleep for the night?

10. What debt does the tinker tell Rinthy that she owes?

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