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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 does Lucy use to clean Angel's gunshot wound as she cleans it in Chapter 27?

2. What character is the focus of Chapter 29?

3. Which of the dams in Colorado was hit third?

4. What do Lucy's kidnappers do with her cell phone in Chapter 21?

5. What was written on the knuckles of the man who held a gun to Angel in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Angel's character revealed to the reader from Maria's perspective in Chapter 22?

2. What moral choice does Lucy face in Chapter 34? What is significant about her decision?

3. How is the theme of power explored in Chapter 35?

4. What decision does Maria make in Chapter 33? Why?

5. How is the reversal of character between Angel and Lucy illustrated in Chapter 27?

6. How have the changes in Lucy's circumstances impacted her role in the novel in Chapter 21?

7. How does Maria manage to escape the Vet's compound in Chapter 38?

8. How does the narrative perspective change in Chapter 23?

9. How are the characters of Angel and Toomie contrasted against one another in Chapter 29?

10. How does Maria's concern regarding the water rights differ from those of the other main characters in Chapter 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of the novel From what perspective is the story related? Is the narrative related in the past or present tense? How does the narrative style change in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is Lucy's profession? How does Lucy's profession help her in the course of the novel? How does it hinder her? How does her profession influence her outlook on life?

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