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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Julio say the Coca-Cola bottling plant is relocating in Chapter 13?
(a) California.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Texas.
(d) Florida.

2. What is the area called in Phoenix which "had been Phoenix's attempt to build a Las Vegas south of the river," according to the narrator in Chapter 14?
(a) The Second Strip.
(b) Silver City.
(c) The Golden Mile.
(d) Red Light Row.

3. What is the name of the bar that Sarah and Maria go to in Chapter 15?
(a) The Blue Lagoon.
(b) The White Horse Tavern.
(c) Shep's Corner.
(d) Apocalypse Now!

4. Whose perspective is the focus of Chapter 17?
(a) Lucy's.
(b) Maria's.
(c) Angel's.
(d) Sarah's.

5. Where is Lucy meeting with the Chinese engineer in Chapter 19?
(a) Cafe Ole.
(b) The Four Seasons.
(c) The Hilton 6.
(d) Saguaro Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the female "guardie" that straps Angel in on the helicopter in Chapter 1?

2. What color hair does Catherine Case have?

3. Who was killed by the Vet's pets when Sarah attended a party at his compound?

4. What is the slang term used to refer to inexperienced journalists in the novel?

5. Where are the refugees from that are murdered relentlessly in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Angel learn about Lucy in Chapter 13? How does this information affect him?

2. How does Maria's perspective differ from those of the other main characters when she is introduced in Chapter 3?

3. What character transformation begins to occur in Chapter 11?

4. How would you describe the language style of The Water Knife?

5. What is the purpose of the author revealing Angel's back-story in Chapter 4?

6. What is established through the exchange between Lucy and Angel in Chapter 16?

7. How is the theme of choices illustrated in Chapter 8?

8. What paradox can be seen in Angel's character? How is this paradox illustrated in Chapter 1?

9. What is revealed through the change in the narrative's focus in Chapter 11?

10. What is illustrated for the reader in the first encounter between Lucy and Maria in Chapter 14?

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