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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. How much money does Moss find in the dead man's case?

2. What does Sheriff Bell not want listed on the report of Will Wyrick's murder scene?

3. How does Chigurh obtain a getaway car?

4. Where is Moss relative to his burning truck?

5. What does Moss find in addition to the money in the suitcase?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Chigurh able to overcome the deputy in the jail?

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

3. How does Chigurh come to shoot Wells?

4. How does Chigurh locate the bag of money?

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

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

7. Where does Moss stash the bag of money and why does he have the cab driver take him to a different hotel?

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

9. How do Moss and Carla Jean part in Fort Stockton?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"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 2

Create a brief character study of Sheriff Bell. 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 3

Create a brief character study of Loretta Bell. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point?

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