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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 much money is missing from the bag of money when Chigurh gets it?

2. Why does Bell choose this time to tell the story of his one regret?

3. Who is the officer investigating the car accident that occurred on the night Carla Jean was murdered?

4. Which of the following is NOT a question the hitchhiker asks Moss?

5. What did Loretta tell Uncle Ellis in her last letter to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Bell and Ellis discuss regarding regrets?

2. How does the hitchhiker react when Moss gives her a thousand dollars?

3. Does Moss enjoy talking to the hitchhiker he has picked up?

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

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

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

7. What does Moss tell the hitchhiker about his life and its turn of events?

8. Why does Bell call for reinforcements and how does Chigurh elude them?

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

10. Who in the family has kept in contact with Uncle Ellis and what does he already know about Bell before Bell can tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

McCarthy is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, then briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Loretta Bell. 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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