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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. Where does Lucy meet Timo in Chapter 14?

2. What television show does Angel watch in his hotel room in Chapter 13?

3. What is Charles Braxton's profession?

4. What is Ratan's first name?

5. How much money does Lucy give to Timo in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irony can be seen in the encounter between Lucy and Maria in Chapters 14 and 15?

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

3. What is the signifcance of the allusions to Cadillac Desert in Chapter 18?

4. How do the antagonists for Angel, Lucy, and Maria differ?

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

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

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

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

9. How are the events in Chapter 15 significant in terms of Maria's role in the story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Water Knife. Is the story related in a linear or nonlinear narrative? Where in the story does the exposition transition to rising action? Where do the climax, falling action, and denouement occur?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Maria's action of shooting Lucy in the end of the novel. What motivates Maria to shoot Lucy? What is the outcome of her decision? Do you think that Maria's choice was justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Maria's entrapment at the Vet's compound in the narrative. Why has Maria been held captive? What looming danger does she face while she is entrapped? How does Maria's entrapment act as a metaphor in the novel?

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