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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 often does Artemus spend time at home while he is a cadet?

2. What size is Poe's room?

3. In Chapter 22, how many hours of sleep does Landor believe Poe is getting?

4. In Chapter 29, what color dress is Lea wearing?

5. In Chapter 28, where are a colony of mice living at Benny Havens'?

Short Essay Questions

1. During Poe's visit to the Marquis home for tea, what invitation did he extend to Miss Marquis, and what was her response?

2. In Chapter 24, how does Landor describe Lea Marquis?

3. Where did Poe find Miss Marquis after she vanished when they were meeting in the cemetery, and what was her condition?

4. Where does the Marquis family live?

5. What happens when Hitchcock and Landor search Artemus' room?

6. Why does Landor believe Cadet Stoddard has left West Point and run away?

7. Why does Hitchcock think that Poe is a suspect in the murders?

8. Why does Poe believe that the dead haunt the living?

9. In Chapter 27, what does Mrs. Marquis have everyone do after Lea plays the pianoforte?

10. Who is Gouverneur Kemble?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags Bayard use? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Allan comments that he never believes anything Poe says. Is Poe a serial liar? Is he ever honest and forthcoming?

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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