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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 does Chigurh kill at the beginning of Chapter 7?
2. What does Carla Jean agree to do if Moss gives the money back?
3. The authorities found the _________________ who took the gun from the truck involved in the accident.
4. Why has the detective in #158 called Bell?
5. What smell is predominant in Bell's uncle's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What witness does Catron produce for Bell to speak with about the traffic accident?
2. What does Moss ask the hitchhiker to promise him she will do?
3. How does Carla Jean's mother feel about having to leave her home in Odessa to go into hiding?
4. What is the reaction of the man who owns the money when Chigurh returns it and wants to work for him?
5. Does Moss enjoy talking to the hitchhiker he has picked up?
6. Why does Bell call for reinforcements and how does Chigurh elude them?
7. What does Chigurh explain while shooting the man who sent Carson Wells to kill him?
8. Which relative does Bell visit in this section?
9. Who does Bell identify one of the dead victims as and why is this especially difficult for him?
10. Who in the family has kept in contact with Uncle Ellis and what does he already know about Bell before Bell can tell him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Moss' hitchhiker. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating the hitchhiker character in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Explain McCarthy's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism, and explain why the author used them where he did.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the religious symbolism of the main characters--Bell, Moss and Chigurh. What was the author's intent by creating these characters in these symbolic roles? What message does McCarthy hope to leave for the reader in such symbolism?
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