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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 is the name of Lucy's sister?

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

3. What is the name of the bar that Sarah and Maria go to in Chapter 15?

4. What color are Lucy's eyes described as in Chapter 13?

5. What does the bartender cite as the motto for the company called Ibis in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is the theme of choices illustrated in Chapter 8?

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

8. How does Lucy differ from the other main characters in terms of privilege?

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

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

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 relationship between Sarah and Maria in the novel. Where and when did Sarah and Maria meet? What led them to living with one another? What does Sarah do for survival? What happens to her in the course of the story?

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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