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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. What is wrong with one of the man they don't shoot?

2. What does Elrod call the man?

3. Where is the man brutally murdered?

4. What is the name of the feast?

5. Who do Toadvine and the Kid meet at Alamo Mucho?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the confrontation between the Kid and the Judge in Chapter 22.

2. How does Glanton decide who kills the injured men.

3. Describe how the man dies.

4. What happens to the boy's puppies?

5. The gang tries to convince the doctor of what?

6. Describe the argument between the proprietor and Jackson in the diner.

7. How do Glanton and his gang use the ferry?

8. How does the gang get to the town of Jesus Maria?

9. How does the book end?

10. Describe how Elrod gets killed.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main themes in the novel are violence, good and evil, and religion. Take one of these themes and discuss how mcCarthy expresses them in the book? Why do you think these themes were important concerns in 1850s America?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss McCarthy's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book? Note how his feelings about religion and philosophy enter his work.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1850s. How does McCarthy express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

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