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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 happens when word of the murders starts getting around?

2. Chigurh finds a listing for a/an __________________ in a phone book.

3. How does Chigurgh terrorize a filling station proprietor?

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

5. How many vehicles does Moss see when he looks through his binoculars?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first time that Chigurh uses a coin toss to make a decision?

2. What is the irony of Moss' endangering his own life when taking water to the dying man?

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

4. How does Chigurh locate the bag of money?

5. What does Chigurh do after he takes the medical supplies to his hotel room?

6. How is Chigurh able to overcome the deputy in the jail?

7. How does Chigurh come to shoot Wells?

8. Why does Bell become interested in Moss regarding the murders in the desert?

9. What does Moss find in the money bag that makes him believe he will never be able to stop hiding or running?

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

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 uses more than one instance of irony in the story. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony. What is the major irony in the story? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does McCarthy use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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