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

2. What hotel does Moss check into in Eagle Pass?

3. What does Torbet stop to remove from the road on his way to Sonora?

4. What does Chigurh use to wrap his wounded leg?

5. Which of the following does Moss NOT do in Fort Stockton?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moss try to prevent an intrusion into his room via the desk clerk and how does he realize that someone is in his room?

2. What is the first time that Chigurh uses a coin toss to make a decision?

3. Why does Moss purchase tent poles and request a second room above the one he originally rented?

4. What does Moss find in the money bag that makes him believe he will never be able to stop hiding or running?

5. How does Chigurh come to shoot Wells?

6. Who is Carson Wells and what is his role in the story?

7. What does Moss discover as he is out hunting antelope?

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

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

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

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

Create a brief character study of Sheriff Bell. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point?

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