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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 is the nurse located?
(a) At the edge of the woods.
(b) Nearby the store.
(c) The next town.
(d) Memphis.

2. When does the vendor find the baby?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Daytime.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Early evening.

3. In what town does Culla look for work?
(a) Cheatham.
(b) Windsor.
(c) Rocky Fork.
(d) Spring Creek.

4. What does the unnamed man tell a vendor to get rid of him?
(a) He has a shotgun.
(b) He will set his dogs on him.
(c) He will call the police.
(d) The house is quarantined.

5. On what day of the week does Culla go to town?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Culla steal from the squire before leaving his home?

2. What reason does Culla's sister give for looking for the person/item in #68?

3. What does Rinthy tell the old woman about her baby?

4. What is the concern of the person walking through the woods?

5. What food does Rinthy steal from a garden?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What haunting experience does Culla have the next morning?

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

9. How does the tinker react when he learns that the baby was a product of incest?

10. Where does Rinthy follow the tinker in the hopes of finding her baby?

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