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

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

3. What does the unnamed man do with the newborn child?

4. What does the unnamed man buy from the vendor?

5. What does Culla notice in a wagon in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two reasons Culla is plagued by guilt?

2. What fact will be unknown to the brother or his sister who delivered the baby?

3. In what way do Culla and the blind man share a similar destiny?

4. What route does the tinker follow through the woods?

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

6. What does Rinthy tell the old woman about what happened to her baby?

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

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

9. What happens to the good boots that Culla is wearing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

McCarthy is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

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