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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 town does Moss drive to and rent two motel rooms for himself and the hitchhiker?

2. What does Bell ask his Uncle Ellis?

3. Who does Bell call after leaving the hotel room crime scene the second time?

4. Who is sitting in Carla Jean's bedroom when she returns from her grandmother's funeral?

5. Who answers Wells' phone when Moss tries to call him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Moss tell the border guards in order to let him pass?

6. How does Chigurh retrieve the bag of money at the hotel?

7. What does Bell learn about the night of the traffic accident from talking to David's friend?

8. What does Moss ask the hitchhiker to promise him she will do?

9. What do Bell and Ellis discuss regarding regrets?

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

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

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 Llewelyn Moss. 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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