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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 kind of car does Angel drive?

2. For how long can Cypress 1 run on its own water without even dipping into the Colorado River supply?

3. Whom does Lucy guess Angel's boss to be in Chapter 16?

4. At what hotel is Angel staying in Chapter 13?

5. Who is the Vet's thug that demands rent money from Maria in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Lucy's character juxtaposed against Angel's in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Maria's action of shooting Lucy in the end of the novel. What motivates Maria to shoot Lucy? What is the outcome of her decision? Do you think that Maria's choice was justified? Why or why not?

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

What makes Lucy try to take the water rights in the end of the novel? Do you think she is justified in doing so? Why or why not? What obstacle does this action present to the other main characters?

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