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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 24, what does Mrs. Marquis break before she leaves the dinner table?

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

3. How many years are covered by the diary Mrs. Fry gives Landor?

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

5. What size is Poe's room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does the Marquis family live?

5. When Poe first went to the Marquis home for tea, what musical entertainment was there?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poe is very taken with Lea when he first meets her. Are his feelings love or infatuation?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Pale Blue Eye and why is that incident the climax?

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