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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 fires at Moss from the hotel balcony?

2. Chigurh finds a listing for a/an __________________ in a phone book.

3. How does Chigurgh terrorize a filling station proprietor?

4. Which of the following does Moss NOT do in Fort Stockton?

5. What does Chigurh do to the deputy sheriff?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene when Moss returns home after being gone so long on his hunting expedition.

2. What makes Chigurh depart from the hotel where he has been staying?

3. What does Chigurh do after he takes the medical supplies to his hotel room?

4. How does Chigurh come to shoot Wells?

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

6. What does Moss discover as he is out hunting antelope?

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

8. What is the first time that Chigurh uses a coin toss to make a decision?

9. What does Moss find in the money bag that makes him believe he will never be able to stop hiding or running?

10. What happens as news of the murders begins to spread?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Llewelyn Moss. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point?

Essay Topic 2

"No Country for Old Men" is written in the Western genre. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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