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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Phoenix Water lawyer that Lucy's written several articles about in Chapter 13?
(a) Ray Torres.
(b) Dona Arroyo.
(c) James Sanderson.
(d) Michael Ratan.

2. What are the residents of Phoenix called in the novel?
(a) Fivers.
(b) Lifers.
(c) Calis.
(d) Zoners.

3. How much water flows through the Colorado River, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) 15 million acre-feet a year.
(b) 7 million acre-feet a year.
(c) 2 million acre-feet a year.
(d) 10 million acre-feet a year.

4. Who is the photographer that often works with Lucy on stories?
(a) Timo.
(b) Ray Torres.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Toomie.

5. What is Ratan's room number at the Taiyang?
(a) 914.
(b) 12-1-20.
(c) 5-13-23.
(d) 5-11-10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Catherine Case's daughter?

2. What is the name of Lucy's sister?

3. What is the name of Timo's sister?

4. How much is the water at the Red Cross/China Friendship water pump in Chapter 3?

5. What are the water knives from California called in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Angel's character introduced in Chapter 1? What does the author reveal about his character in this chapter?

2. What motif appears in Chapter 16? What does this motif foreshadow?

3. How does Maria's perspective differ from those of the other main characters when she is introduced in Chapter 3?

4. How would you describe the language style of The Water Knife?

5. What is the signifcance of the allusions to Cadillac Desert in Chapter 18?

6. What is the purpose of the author revealing Angel's back-story in Chapter 4?

7. What irony can be seen in the encounter between Lucy and Maria in Chapters 14 and 15?

8. How are the events in Chapter 15 significant in terms of Maria's role in the story?

9. What is the inciting event that sets the narrative into motion?

10. What does Angel learn about Lucy in Chapter 13? How does this information affect him?

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