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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 kind of animal does John Wesley scare away while hunting?

2. In what year was Marion Sylder born?

3. Gifford and ___________ are two local cops who investigate Sylder's crash.

4. How does Sylder kill the man?

5. How much time has passed since the last section of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other possible explanation could there be for Sylder's driving fast to elude the police?

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

3. What does Mrs. Rattner tell John Wesley about his father?

4. What is the most that John Wesley has ever caught in his traps?

5. How does the author give the first clue that Sylder is a bootlegger?

6. What is life like now for Kenneth Rattner's widow and son, John Wesley, since Rattner is dead?

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

8. Describe the Green Fly Inn.

9. How does the author further the theme of ignorance and obscurity?

10. Why is the old man afraid of cats and what extreme measures has he taken to keep them at bay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Marion Sylder. 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?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Kenneth Rattner. 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?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book THE ORCHARD KEEPER? Cite an example to support your answer.

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