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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 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?

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

3. What role-playing video game is alluded to in Chapter 11?

4. Where is Lucy from?

5. What words are tattooed on Angel's back?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the first interactions between the main characters of The Water Knife. When does Angel first meet Lucy? When does he first meet Maria? When does Maria meet Lucy? How does the author portray the relationships between these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the lives of Lucy and Anna in the novel. Where do Lucy and Anna live? How do these environments differ? How do Lucy and Anna differ in their outlooks on life? What is their relationship like?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Maria's entrapment at the Vet's compound in the narrative. Why has Maria been held captive? What looming danger does she face while she is entrapped? How does Maria's entrapment act as a metaphor in the novel?

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