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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. At the end of Chapter 26, what does Mrs. Marquis ask her husband to bring to drink?

2. After Poe had tea with the Marquis family, when did Lea Marquis say she was free to meet with him?

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

4. How old does Poe look wearing a uniform and a mustache in Chapter 30?

5. What time does Mrs. Marquis invite Landor to a dinner party in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Dr. Marquis say about the heart Hitchcock and Landor find in Artemus' woodbox?

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

8. How did Lea come to take Poe for a sleigh ride?

9. What lies does Landor learn that Poe has told?

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

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

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 3

Landor recruits Poe to become an informant. How and why does Landor recruit Poe to be his assistant in the investigation?

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