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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. How long does Dr. Marquis believe it would have taken to carve Cadet Fry's heart from his chest?

2. How much shorter was Fry than Landor?

3. At the end of Chapter 16, when Landor falls asleep, when is he awakened by Poe?

4. In Chapter 9, how long has it been since Poe's mother died?

5. Where does Landor meet Poe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Landor's response when Thayer asks for his help in investigating the death and mutilation of Cadet Fry?

2. How does Poe meet Landor in Chapter 9?

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

4. Why does Landor write to Henry Kirke Reid on October 30, 1830?

5. Who is Professor Pawpaw?

6. What is Professor Pawpaw's cottage like outside?

7. Why is Landor staying at Mr. Cozzens' hotel in Chapter 4?

8. What does Landor find on Fry's body?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place or places where a story happens. Where does The Pale Blue Eye take place? How do characters feel about the various settings and why?

Essay Topic 2

Landor is selected to investigate a murder at West Point. Why is Landor selected to investigate Fry’s death and mutilation?

Essay Topic 3

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the Bayard use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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