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

2. What drives the unnamed man to retrieve the baby?

3. What happened to the men who killed Old Man Salter?

4. Rinthy meets a woman who had __________ dead children.

5. What is Culla's sister's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the doctor's comments give Rinthy hope that her baby is still alive?

2. What does the bearded man accuse Culla of and what does the bearded man do to the baby?

3. What job is Culla doing when he sees angry men headed toward him?

4. What does the tinker find when he is trying to get out of the woods?

5. What is the irony of Rinthy's sleeping by the campfire?

6. Describe how Rinthy's quest to find her baby is progressing.

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

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

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

10. How does Culla elude the angry men?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Rinthy. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point?

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