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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. Who shoots the puppies?

2. What kills the man's horse?

3. How many men live in the church?

4. Who leads the Sonoran cavalry?

5. What does Glanton use to make the men chose who shoots the injured men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the argument between the proprietor and Jackson in the diner.

2. Summarize the novel.

3. Describe the confrontation between the Kid and the Judge in Chapter 22.

4. How do Toadvine and the Kid escape the Indians?

5. Who wants to join the gang in Chapter 17?

6. How does the gang get to the town of Jesus Maria?

7. In what way does Chapter 20 show a theme of evil?

8. What does the Kid do after he recovers from his wound?

9. Describe how the man dies.

10. How does the book end?

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

Compare the characters of the Kid and Judge Holden.

1) In what way are their morals different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Why is it significant that the Judge kills the Kid at the end?

Essay Topic 3

Blood Meridian is written in the third person.

1) Why do you think McCarthy chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the first person?

2)Choose a character from the novel and discuss how the story would be different if he were the narrator?

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