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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state does the story take place?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Texas.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Montana.

2. What does Moss think he can do on his own?
(a) Get rid of Chigurh.
(b) Run the jail.
(c) Build a house.
(d) Kill Bell.

3. What does Chigurh use for target practice as he drives?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A deer.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A bird.

4. Why does Moss leave the house at midnight?
(a) To get cigarettes.
(b) To take water to the dying man.
(c) To leave on a fishing trip.
(d) To get beer.

5. What does Bell do before heading home to dinner with his wife?
(a) Has the oil changed in his car.
(b) Stops at the office to check messages.
(c) Stops at the motel crime scene in Eagle Pass.
(d) Visits a friend in the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Bell and Wendell go after having breakfast?

2. How does Chigurgh terrorize a filling station proprietor?

3. Why does Moss have the cab driver take him to the Ramada Inn instead of getting out at the Trail Motel?

4. What hotel does Moss check into in Eagle Pass?

5. Bell tells Carla Jean that _______________ changes people.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is McIntyre and what is his role in the murder case?

2. How has crime escalated from the time that Moss first took office in law enforcement?

3. How does Chigurh secure the medical items he needs?

4. How does Chigurh locate the bag of money?

5. How does Chigurh come to shoot Wells?

6. What does Carla Jean reveal to Bell about Moss' whereabouts?

7. What is the premise of "No Country for Old Men"?

8. Who is Carson Wells and what is his role in the story?

9. Why does Bell become interested in Moss regarding the murders in the desert?

10. Why does Moss purchase tent poles and request a second room above the one he originally rented?

(see the answer keys)

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