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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. On what river were the dams destroyed, according to the news stories in Chapter 23?

2. What does Angel compare the Calies to in Taiyang in Chapter 23?

3. Where did Angel's father take him after his wife and daughters were killed in Mexico?

4. How has Mexico changed in the future in The Water Knife?

5. What was written on the knuckles of the man who held a gun to Angel in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lucy's and Maria's circumstances compare in this section of the novel?

2. Where do Angel and Lucy go in Chapter 28? Why? How is this setting described?

3. How have the changes in Lucy's circumstances impacted her role in the novel in Chapter 21?

4. How is the reversal of character between Angel and Lucy illustrated in Chapter 27?

5. How does the narrative perspective change in Chapter 23?

6. What is ironic about Angel's relationship with Maria when they first meet in Chapters 22 and 23?

7. What moral choice does Lucy face in Chapter 34? What is significant about her decision?

8. How does Maria manage to escape the Vet's compound in Chapter 38?

9. How does Maria respond to the different circumstances she faces in Chapter 25?

10. How does Lucy's betrayal of Angel play out in Chapter 36?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of the novel From what perspective is the story related? Is the narrative related in the past or present tense? How does the narrative style change in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of power in The Water Knife. Who in the novel holds the most power? How is this power illustrated? What or who are the symbols of power in Lucy's, Angel's, and Maria's story lines?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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