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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 April 19, 1831, when does Landor believe he will be dead?

2. How large is Landor's cottage?

3. From what type of tree was Fry's body found hanging?

4. How much was Poe in the arrears after playing cards with Artemus Marquis and his associates?

5. In Chapter 2, where does Landor meet with Thayer and Hitchcock?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Landor innundated by people from his past in "Last Testament of Gus Landor"?

2. Why has Superintendent Thayer not called in the military authorities to investigate the death and mutilation of Cadet Fry?

3. Who is Professor Pawpaw?

4. What luck do Poe and Landor have in deciphering the note that was found in Fry's hand?

5. Why does Poe think that Landor reads poetry, and how does he learn he is mistaken?

6. In Chapter 7, after Landor interviews the men who knew Leroy Fry, who does Landor ask back for more questioning and why?

7. How is Fry's body preserved until his parents can arrive?

8. What happens at West Point at 4 p.m.?

9. Who was de Lancre, and what did he write that seemed to have relevance to the Fry case?

10. In Chapter 10, what does Patsy remember about Leroy Fry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Landor and Poe are able to deduce information by observation. How are Landor and Poe able to use deduction when working on the investigation? What role do observation and analyses play in their ability to figure out what is going on?

Essay Topic 2

Poe is heard to say that he wants to kill Ballinger. What is the relationship between Ballinger and Poe? Why does Hitchcock suspect Poe when Ballinger dies?

Essay Topic 3

Occasionally Landor directly speaks to readers. This is called “breaking the fourth wall.” How does it seem that the narrator is having conversations with readers throughout The Pale Blue Eye? How do these conversations provide information to readers that characters may not be privy to? What is the purpose of breaking the fourth wall?

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