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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 do the men on the road do as the squire rides down the road alone?

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

3. Culla learns that someone has dug up _____________ and caused a commotion in town.

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

5. What is the woman in the garden doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the squire as he rides in search of Culla?

2. How does Culla elude the angry men?

3. What is the significance of searching in this section?

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

5. What sentence does Culla receive from the man and what unusual request does Culla end up making of the man?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of guilt. Identify at least two examples about guilt in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of guilt.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story and then cite an example to support each theme.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of the tinker. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point?

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