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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 does John Wesley bring to Ownby in the mental asylum?

2. What is Uncle Ather's real name?

3. Which of the following boys does John Wesley encounter?

4. Where does the large cat find refuge from the rain?

5. What is the widow Rattner's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gifford focus his question about Ownby on a storekeep named Huffaker?

2. What happens to the Rattners by the end of the story?

3. Why is Sylder's toe injury probably unrelated to a war injury?

4. Describe Ownby's arrest by Officer Gifford.

5. What are John Wesley and Warn's speculation on what had happened to the mink?

6. Who is Arthur Ownby and what is he doing as this chapter begins?

7. Does it appear that Arthur is completely anti-social?

8. Why does McCarthy wait until this point in the story to reveal the orchard keeper's formal name?

9. What does the orchard keeper do on a snowy morning involving the peach pit?

10. Describe Sylder's booking in the police department.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of John Wesley. 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

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 3

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?

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