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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 are the residents of Phoenix called in the novel?

2. What is "da dong" translated as in Chapter 14?

3. In the opening of Chapter 1, the narrator says, "There are stories in" what?

4. How much money does Lucy give to Timo in Chapter 14?

5. What does the "SNWA" stand for in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What character transformation begins to occur in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

6. What is established through the exchange between Lucy and Angel in Chapter 16?

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

8. How do the antagonists for Angel, Lucy, and Maria differ?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How are the characters of Lucy and Angel differentiated and juxtaposed against one another in the beginning of the novel? How do these characters change once they have begin interacting with one another? What causes this change?

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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