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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. Where does Landor tell Poe that his father took him to a camp meeting when he was a boy?
2. Where was Cadet Fry's body found when it reappeared?
3. At the end of Chapter 16, when Landor falls asleep, when is he awakened by Poe?
4. In Chapter 8, what grade does Poe get in French class?
5. How many Basque witches did Pierre de Lancre execute during a four-month period of time?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Poe think that Landor reads poetry, and how does he learn he is mistaken?
2. In Poe's report of November 11, who comes to check on him when he reports that he is sick?
3. In Chapter 7, after Landor interviews the men who knew Leroy Fry, who does Landor ask back for more questioning and why?
4. Why does Landor converse with a steward at the mess hall in Chapter 16?
5. Who found Cadet Fry's body, and what does he say about finding the body?
6. How was Landor summoned to West Point in Chapter 1?
7. Why is Landor summoned to West Point?
8. Who is Professor Pawpaw?
9. What is Professor Pawpaw's library like?
10. What is Landor's response when Thayer asks for his help in investigating the death and mutilation of Cadet Fry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Landor recruits Poe to become an informant. How and why does Landor recruit Poe to be his assistant in the investigation?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Pale Blue Eye? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Landor and Poe?
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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