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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. Ownby tells John Wesley that there are some things that a person just has to do, because unless he does them he will have no _____________.
2. What is Sylder's destination as he drives tonight?
3. What does the orchard keeper do as he drifts into thought?
4. Who does Sylder punch in the face while the man is sleeping?
5. What was Sylder's position in the armed forces?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Arthur stand firm in an attempt to evade the police and find an even more isolated location?
2. Describe Sylder's booking in the police department.
3. Why does Sylder stop at Officer Gifford's house on the way home from a whiskey run?
4. Describe the activities of the wildcat as it tries to find dry quarters as well as something to eat.
5. What is the significance of cats in the story?
6. Describe Ownby's arrest by Officer Gifford.
7. How does John Wesley manage to get into the mental asylum to visit Ownby?
8. What are John Wesley and Warn's speculation on what had happened to the mink?
9. Why does McCarthy wait until this point in the story to reveal the orchard keeper's name?
10. Who is Arthur Ownby and what is he doing as this chapter begins?
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 resistance to government intervention. Identify at least two examples about resistance to government intervention in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of resistance to government intervention.
Essay Topic 2
Describe Gifford. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Gifford's character in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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