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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 Sarah's profession?
2. 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?
3. What does the narrator translate "Yuan Da Ji Tuan" as in Chapter 4?
4. Where was Lucy's friend's murdered body discovered?
5. What color are Lucy's eyes described as in Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. What irony can be seen in the encounter between Lucy and Maria in Chapters 14 and 15?
2. How is the narrative of The Water Knife related?
3. What motif appears in Chapter 16? What does this motif foreshadow?
4. How is the theme of choices illustrated in Chapter 8?
5. What is significant about the phone call between Angel and Case in Chapter 7?
6. How is Angel's character introduced in Chapter 1? What does the author reveal about his character in this chapter?
7. How does Maria's perspective differ from those of the other main characters when she is introduced in Chapter 3?
8. What is established through the exchange between Lucy and Angel in Chapter 16?
9. What observations does Lucy make of Maria and Sarah in Chapter 14?
10. How would you describe the language style of The Water Knife?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
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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