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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. What kind of car did Sylder crash?
(a) Malibu.
(b) Crown Victoria.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Lincoln.

2. Who is driving the car that crashes in the woods?
(a) The orchard keeper.
(b) Sylder.
(c) Kenneth Rattner.
(d) John Wesley.

3. Who saw Sylder arrive at the woods?
(a) An old man.
(b) Two boys.
(c) A man and his son.
(d) Two hunters.

4. Sylder and John Wesley walk to the house of Sylder's friend, _____________.
(a) James.
(b) June.
(c) Jake.
(d) Jimmie.

5. What does Sylder do after he is fired?
(a) Goes to a bar and then drives.
(b) Files for unemployment.
(c) Calls his wife.
(d) Tries to commit suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sylder do after he kills the man?

2. What is the name of the town where Marion Sylder was born?

3. Which of the following does John Wesley hear as he is searching for his traps?

4. What is Kenneth Rattner doing as the novel begins?

5. What is Sylder doing as he drives away from the crash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kenneth say he is looking for and why does this confuse the storekeep?

2. What does Sylder do after he is fired from his job?

3. What is the symbolism of the old man firing on the government tank on his property?

4. What does the old man recall about the day he discovered the corpse buried in the peach pit?

5. Who are Gifford and Legwater and what do they find at the scene of the car crash?

6. What happens to Sylder after the flat tire is fixed?

7. How does McCarthy set up the book's major irony in this chapter?

8. What insight is revealed about Sylder's background?

9. Where does Kenneth get a ride to and what is his ultimate destination?

10. What do Sylder and June do when they locate the young hitchhikers?

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