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CHAPTERS 1-2
Reading Check
1. What does Moss find while hunting?
2. What does Bell’s act of moving the dead redtail hawk from the highway illustrate a belief in?
3. When Chigurh tells the gas station owner he stands to win everything in the coin toss, what does he mean by “everything”?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What stylistic devices does McCarthy use to characterize Bell in the opening?
2. How does McCarthy first characterize Chigurh?
3. How might the sheriff’s monologues relate to the story?
4. What makes Chigurh’s conversation with the gas station owner so suspenseful?
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