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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. In Chapter 19, what passage does Landor remember a family would always quote when they would bring their son who had a spell of falling sickness to Landor's father?

2. On what date did Fry begin his diary?

3. Who begins to escort Poe to meet Landor in the evenings in Chapter 22?

4. What state legislature has passed a resolution calling for the abolition of the Academy in Chapter 29?

5. In Chapter 24, what does Mrs. Marquis serve for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose uniform does Dr. Marquis say was in the back of Artemus' closet?

2. Why did Private Horatio Cochrane leave his post when he was to guard Fry's body the night Fry was killed?

3. What arrangements are made at Benny Havens' establishment for times when one of Thayer's men would come looking for cadets?

4. What conversation does Landor have with Mrs. Fry at her son's funeral?

5. Who is escorting Lea Marquis to Gouverneur Kemble's gathering in Chapter 30?

6. How is Ballinger killed?

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

8. Why does Landor have Captain Hitchcock call Artemus into his office in Chapter 27?

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

10. What does Landor find in Artemus' closet, and what happens when someone comes in the room while he is investigating?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood The Pale Blue Eye, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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