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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. How many fingers has Maria lost in the beginning of Chapter 35?

2. What is the newsline hashtag that Lucy frequently writes for?

3. Who is the man who comes and sits with Lucy after Timo leaves the bar in Chapter 34?

4. At what time does the man at the bar tell Lucy to hand off Angel in Chapter 34?

5. What surrounds the Santa Muerte shrine in the Vet's home in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the allusions to Relic Jones in Chapter 34?

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

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

4. What is revealed through Maria's observation of Angel's concern for Lucy in Chapter 22?

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

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

7. How is Angel's character revealed to the reader from Maria's perspective in Chapter 22?

8. Why does Maria free the Vet's wild animals in Chapter 38?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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