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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 hotel does Moss check into in Eagle Pass?

2. What is lying around the vehicles that Moss sees as he moves in closer?

3. How does Chigurh kill Wells?

4. What does Chigurh use for target practice as he drives?

5. What does Sheriff Bell not want listed on the report of Will Wyrick's murder scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carla Jean reveal to Bell about Moss' whereabouts?

2. What happens as news of the murders begins to spread?

3. How does Moss modify a weapon he buys and how does he dispose of unwanted parts?

4. What does Carla Jean think when Bell shows up at her mother's house in Odessa?

5. What does Moss discover as he is out hunting antelope?

6. Who is McIntyre and what is his role in the murder case?

7. How does the author use foreshadowing with the discovery of Bill Wyrick's body?

8. Who is Carson Wells and what is his role in the story?

9. What does Wells tell Moss that his job is regarding Chigurh?

10. Why does Moss purchase tent poles and request a second room above the one he originally rented?

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 greed. Identify at least two examples about greed in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of greed.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the religious symbolism of the main characters--Bell, Moss and Chigurh. What was the author's intent by creating these characters in these symbolic roles? What message does McCarthy hope to leave for the reader in such symbolism?

Essay Topic 3

"No Country for Old Men" is written in the Western genre. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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