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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 Bell call after leaving the hotel room crime scene the second time?
2. Where is the truck stop in #119 located?
3. What does Moss tell the hitchhiker about his wound?
4. Why does the man driving the Barracuda pull into a truck stop?
5. Why do Moss and the hitchhiker stop driving?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Chigurh's actions after he breaks into Carla Jean's mother's house in Odessa.
2. How does Chigurh retrieve the bag of money at the hotel?
3. Who does Bell identify one of the dead victims as and why is this especially difficult for him?
4. Why does Chigurh do a coin toss before killing Carla Jean?
5. Does Moss enjoy talking to the hitchhiker he has picked up?
6. What is the reaction of the man who owns the money when Chigurh returns it and wants to work for him?
7. Describe the scene in which Chigurh has a car accident after leaving Carla Jean's house.
8. What major decision has Bell made about his life and how does he feel about it when he gets a call from Detective Cook in Odessa?
9. Why does Bell call for reinforcements and how does Chigurh elude them?
10. How does the hitchhiker react when Moss gives her a thousand dollars?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book "No Country for Old Men"? Cite an example to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story and then cite an example to support each theme.
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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