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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 does Chigurh locate the transponder's signals?

2. Which of the following does Chigurh NOT take from the drugstore?

3. What does Wells tell Moss about Chigurh?

4. Why does Chigurh demand that the man he is about to shoot look at him?

5. Which of the following does Sheriff Bell NOT tell Torbet to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of Moss' endangering his own life when taking water to the dying man?

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

3. How does Moss modify a weapon he buys and how does he dispose of unwanted parts?

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

5. Describe the encounter between Moss and Chigurh in Moss' hotel room.

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

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

8. How does Chigurh come to shoot Wells?

9. What does Carla Jean think when Bell shows up at her mother's house in Odessa?

10. What does Wells tell Moss that his job is regarding Chigurh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of greed. Identify at least two examples about greed in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of greed.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does McCarthy use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

"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.

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