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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 the Kid go to the beach to do?

2. Who does the man run into at the tavern?

3. What part of the body does the arrow hit the Kid?

4. For what does the man search?

5. How many men does the Glanton gang lose in the fight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 21 how do the Kid and Tobin recover?

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

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

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

6. How do Glanton and his gang use the ferry?

7. On what do the Judge and the gang leaders agree?

8. How does the book end?

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

10. Describe the fight between the locals and the gang.

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

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?

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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