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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. How many blocks away from Carla Jean's house did the traffic accident occur?

2. Why will the Eagle Pass hotel unlikely reopen?

3. Carla Jean tells Chigurh that she has spent the money on _________________.

4. Why does Chigurh say that he has to kill Carla Jean?

5. What does the local sheriff tell Bell at the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Chigurh do a coin toss before killing Carla Jean?

2. Why is David lying about no one being with him at the scene of the traffic accident on the night Carla Jean was killed?

3. How is Bell led to the hotel in Van Horn and what does he discover when he gets there?

4. How is Moss' offer to give up the money thwarted by Chigurh?

5. What threat does Chigurh make when Moss threatens to make him his special project?

6. What does Chigurh explain while shooting the man who sent Carson Wells to kill him?

7. What do Bell and Ellis discuss regarding regrets?

8. Who does Bell identify one of the dead victims as and why is this especially difficult for him?

9. How does Carla Jean's mother feel about having to leave her home in Odessa to go into hiding?

10. Why does Moss pick up the hitchhiker in San Antonio?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

McCarthy uses more than one instance of irony in the story. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony. What is the major irony in the story? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book "No Country for Old Men"? Cite an example to support your answer.

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