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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. What color are the Vet's eyes described as in Chapter 12?
2. Where are the refugees from that are murdered relentlessly in the novel?
3. Where is Maria hiding in Chapter 20?
4. How is Lucy's dog described in Chapter 16?
5. What is the area called in Phoenix which "had been Phoenix's attempt to build a Las Vegas south of the river," according to the narrator in Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. What paradox can be seen in Angel's character? How is this paradox illustrated in Chapter 1?
2. How is Lucy's character juxtaposed against Angel's in Chapter 2?
3. How is the narrative of The Water Knife related?
4. What character transformation begins to occur in Chapter 11?
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 motif appears in Chapter 16? What does this motif foreshadow?
7. What observations does Lucy make of Maria and Sarah in Chapter 14?
8. What is significant about the phone call between Angel and Case in Chapter 7?
9. What is the purpose of the author revealing Angel's back-story in Chapter 4?
10. What is revealed through the change in the narrative's focus in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the term "antihero" and discuss how this term applies to Angel's character in The Water Knife. What personality traits does Angel exhibit that make him an antihero? How do Angel's actions in the novel contribute to this title? Is an antihero a protagonist or antagonist?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of betrayal in The Water Knife. What characters commit acts of betrayal in the novel? To what means are these acts committed? How are the main characters in the story affected by betrayal?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Water Knife. Is the story related in a linear or nonlinear narrative? Where in the story does the exposition transition to rising action? Where do the climax, falling action, and denouement occur?
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