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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 is inside the carretta?

2. Who cares for the Kid's wounds?

3. What does the Captain ask the Sergeant to buy the Kid?

4. What country does the company make out towards in the morning?

5. Where does the Kid ride to in the evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe The Kid's, Bathcat's and Toadvine's time in the cantina.

2. How does the Kid get to Nacogdoches?

3. Describe the fight with the bear.

4. Why does the Kid join the army?

5. Describe the Kentuckian soldier.

6. What horrors do Sproule and the Kid see on their walk?

7. Describe the landscape in this chapter.

8. Where is the Kid taken when he is arrested?

9. How does the Kid find his donkey again?

10. What does the Judge do with the dead Indian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his goals and motives. Does he achieve his motives? Why? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

The main themes in the novel are violence, good and evil, and religion. Take one of these themes and discuss how mcCarthy expresses them in the book? Why do you think these themes were important concerns in 1850s America?

Essay Topic 3

McCarthy has lived in Texas and Mexico, adhering to the rule that writers should always write about what they know. Do you think it is obvious that McCarthy knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think McCarthy does not portray a character or setting so well?

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