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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 Maria say her friend makes in Chapter 25?

2. How hot is the heat described as when Maria sits in the cage in Chapter 35?

3. Where do Angel and Maria exit from the infinity fountain in Chapter 24?

4. What kind of weapon does Angel take with him when he goes into the safe house in Chapter 27?

5. How many fingers has Maria lost in the beginning of Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maria free the Vet's wild animals in Chapter 38?

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

3. How do Lucy's and Maria's circumstances compare in this section of the novel?

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

7. How is the theme of perspective explored in Chapter 32?

8. How does Maria respond to the different circumstances she faces in Chapter 25?

9. What is ironic about Angel's relationship with Maria when they first meet in Chapters 22 and 23?

10. How has the perspective changed in Chapter 37? Why is this significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What statements do you think the author is making regarding climate change, drought, refugee crises, and contemporary politics in The Water Knife? How do the events in the story relate to our contemporary global society? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of choice and privilege in the novel. How does each character's level of privilege influence their choices in the story? How do the levels of privilege change for the main characters? How does this affect their choices?

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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