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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. One of the victims told the sheriff that _________________ started the fight.
2. How many desk clerks have been killed in the Eagle Pass hotel in less than a week?
3. Where is the hitchhiker's destination?
4. What does Moss tell the hitchhiker about himself?
5. The authorities found the _________________ who took the gun from the truck involved in the accident.
Short Essay Questions
1. What witness does Catron produce for Bell to speak with about the traffic accident?
2. How does Carla Jean react when Moss calls her to tell her and her mother to leave the house?
3. Why does Moss pick up the hitchhiker in San Antonio?
4. What do Bell and Ellis discuss regarding regrets?
5. What is the reaction of the man who owns the money when Chigurh returns it and wants to work for him?
6. What does Moss ask the hitchhiker to promise him she will do?
7. What major decision has Bell made about his life and how does he feel about it when he gets a call from Detective Cook in Odessa?
8. Describe Chigurh's actions after he breaks into Carla Jean's mother's house in Odessa.
9. Does Moss enjoy talking to the hitchhiker he has picked up?
10. How does Chigurh retrieve the bag of money at the hotel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"No Country for Old Men" is written in the Western genre. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.
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 Carla Jean Moss. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point?
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