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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. When does the Kid leave the Hermit's house?

2. What is inside the carretta?

3. The man knows they are looking for __________.

4. For what does the gang receive money?

5. What does the gang come across in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tobin admire the Judge?

2. What problems does the company face from the very beginning?

3. What bad luck does the Kid have at the end of the chapter?

4. Describe the gang's time in Carralitos.

5. Describe the Kentuckian soldier.

6. Describe the fight between the two Johnsons.

7. What does the sergeant want from the Kid?

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

9. Why does the Captain want to fight the Mexicans?

10. How did the Judge help the gang massacre the Indians?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does McCarthy's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 2

Examine the representation of Indians in the novel.

1) What Indian tribes are represented in the book. What are the histories of these tribes and in what way were they involved with the Mexican War.

2) Compare a historical account of an Indian tribe in the book with McCarthy's representations. Does he have a certain aim in mind for presenting the Indians as he or does he just want to represent it how it really was?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss McCarthy's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book? Note how his feelings about religion and philosophy enter his work.

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