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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 on the flatbed truck that Bell stops driving through town?

2. What does Llewelyn Moss notice through his binoculars?

3. How many bodies have been found at the crime scene?

4. Why does Bell stop the driver of the flatbed truck?

5. Who is the DEA agent who arrives at the crime scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bell become interested in Moss regarding the murders in the desert?

2. How is Moss injured while escaping his hotel and when does he finally get some medical attention?

3. How does Chigurh come to shoot Wells?

4. Describe the encounter between Moss and Chigurh in Moss' hotel room.

5. What does Carla Jean reveal to Bell about Moss' whereabouts?

6. What does Chigurh do after he takes the medical supplies to his hotel room?

7. How does Chigurh secure the medical items he needs?

8. What does Wells tell Moss that his job is regarding Chigurh?

9. Who is McIntyre and what is his role in the murder case?

10. Where does Moss stash the bag of money and why does he have the cab driver take him to a different hotel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Moss' hitchhiker. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating the hitchhiker character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story and then cite an example to support each theme.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of evil. Identify at least two examples about evil in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of evil.

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