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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. Where are Tobin and the Kid able to refresh themselves?

2. What city does the Kid move to next?

3. Who does the diner owner not serve?

4. With whom does the Judge turn up?

5. What kind of philosophical discussion does the gang have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the book end?

2. The gang tries to convince the doctor of what?

3. What do the women do with the boy in the cage?

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

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

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

7. What happens between Glanton and the Indians in Chapter 16?

8. How does Glanton decide who kills the injured men.

9. How does the Kid survive the snow and the soldiers' onslaught?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does McCarthy use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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