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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 character does Tau Ox play on the television show that Angel enjoys?

2. Where was Lucy's friend's murdered body discovered?

3. What is Ratan's first name?

4. What are the residents of the Taiyang called in the novel?

5. Who is the Phoenix Water lawyer that Lucy's written several articles about in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of choice and privilege in the novel. How does each character's level of privilege influence their choices in the story? How do the levels of privilege change for the main characters? How does this affect their choices?

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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