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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. Where is Lucy meeting with the Chinese engineer in Chapter 19?
(a) The Hilton 6.
(b) Saguaro Coffee.
(c) Cafe Ole.
(d) The Four Seasons.

2. What is the name of Lucy's dog?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Bubby.
(c) Jack.
(d) Echo.

3. What company has merged with the New York Times in the novel?
(a) Intellitek.
(b) Dole.
(c) Amazon.
(d) Google.

4. What is the name of Catherine Case's daughter?
(a) Angela.
(b) Paige.
(c) Marsha.
(d) Jessie.

5. What role-playing video game is alluded to in Chapter 11?
(a) World of Warcraft.
(b) Fallout.
(c) New Vice City.
(d) Skyrim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ratan's first name?

2. What is Ratan's room number at the Taiyang?

3. What character does Tau Ox play on the television show that Angel enjoys?

4. What is Angel's last name in the narrative?

5. Where are the refugees from that are murdered relentlessly in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is illustrated for the reader in the first encounter between Lucy and Maria in Chapter 14?

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

3. What observations does Lucy make of Maria and Sarah in Chapter 14?

4. How is the narrative of The Water Knife related?

5. In Chapters 17 through 20, the three main characters finally come into direct contact with one another. How does this impact the narrative?

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

7. What is the principle setting of The Water Knife? How is this setting described?

8. What is significant about the phone call between Angel and Case in Chapter 7?

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

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

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