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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. On what type of road is Sylder driving?

2. The town of Red Branch is in the ___________________ Mountains.

3. Who saw Sylder arrive at the woods?

4. What does the orchard keeper get out of a chest?

5. What does John Wesley do after his mother goes to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What spooks the orchard keeper when he visits the peach pit where the corpse is buried?

3. How does John Wesley acquire his animal traps?

4. What does the orchard keeper do when he returns to his house?

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

6. What do the voices in the woods tell John Wesley to do?

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

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

9. Describe the Green Fly Inn.

10. What is the name of the town where Marion Sylder is from and in what year was he born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of the orchard keeper 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

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does McCarthy use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses some important instances of foreshadowing in the story. Explain what foreshadowing is and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an example of foreshadowing.

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