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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. When does Carla Jean's grandmother die?

2. How much money does Moss give the hitchhiker to get safely to her destination?

3. What does Moss tell the hitchhiker about himself?

4. What is the reason Chigurh gives for killing the person in #97 with buckshot?

5. With which police department does the detective in #158 work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bell tell Ellis about his greatest regret in life?

2. How does Carla Jean react when Moss calls her to tell her and her mother to leave the house?

3. Describe the scene in which Chigurh has a car accident after leaving Carla Jean's house.

4. Why does Bell call for reinforcements and how does Chigurh elude them?

5. How is Bell led to the hotel in Van Horn and what does he discover when he gets there?

6. Which relative does Bell visit in this section?

7. Why does Moss pick up the hitchhiker in San Antonio?

8. How does Carla Jean's mother feel about having to leave her home in Odessa to go into hiding?

9. Why is David lying about no one being with him at the scene of the traffic accident on the night Carla Jean was killed?

10. What does Bell learn about the night of the traffic accident from talking to David's friend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Create a brief character study of Anton Chigurh. 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?

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