No Country for Old Men Quizzes

No Country for Old Men Quiz #1

1 What was the crime of the only person Sheriff Bell ever sent to be executed?
He murdered his fourteen-year-old girlfriend

He robbed a bank and shot two tellers

He killed his neighbors by filling their house with carbon monoxide

He murdered both his parents as they slept
2 The first person the reader witness Chigurh kill is...
a stranger driving a Ford sedan

Carla Jean Moss

a deputy of Sheriff Bell's

a proprietor of a filling station
3 How does Chigurh kill Bell's deputy?
He shoots him with a cattlegun

He shoots him with a parkerized military shotgun

He beats him to death with brass knuckles

He chokes him to death with his handcuff chain
4 Manacles are...
boneless limbs, like that of an octopus

a small homing device that can be tracked by radio waves

a stun gun used to neutralize cattle

handcuffs
5 What does Anton Chigurh take from the deputy's body before he steals his cruiser?
sunglasses

cash

his badge

handcuffs
6 Which of the following is NOT related to the term "pneumatic"?
an empty box

lungs

compressed air

tires
7 What kind of animal is Llewelyn hunting when he's first introduced?
jackal

deer

antelope

boar
8 How does the hunting scene that introduces Llewelyn relate to his background?
He was a sniper in Vietnam

He grew up on a farm

He is an avid bird watcher

He stalks his neighbors with binoculars
9 The landscape where Moss hunts is most similar to...
the surface of the moon

an arctic tundra

a deep, evergreen forest

a lush rainforest
10 What does the lone survivor of the cartel massacre ask from Llewelyn?
He asks for food

He asks for Llewelyn to kill him

He asks for water

He asks for Llewelyn to take him to the hospital
11 What does Llewelyn find in the trunk of one of the cars at the scene of the massacre?
2.4 million dollars in cash

Bricks of heroin wrapped in plastic

Military grade machine guns

Bricks of cocaine wrapped in plastic
12 What does the phrase from Part I, "His whole life was sitting there in front of him" refer to?
Carla Jean sitting on the couch

The Jeep driven by the cartel members

The office where Bell's deputy is strangled to death

The briefcase full of cash
13 What does Llewelyn tell Carla Jean is in the briefcase?
drugs

divorce papers

clothes

money
14 Why does Llewelyn return to the scene where he found the cash?
To return the cash

To investigate what happened

To give the dying man water

To return the machinepistol
15 How does Llewelyn feel about his decision to return to the scene?
He feels like the worst of what happened there has passed, and he probably won't run into any danger

He feels okay about it; he knows he can handle himself

He knows before he even leaves that he's making a dangerous, stupid decision

He feels compelled and protected by Christ
16 What makes Llewelyn think of his brother in California?
His brother was a Green Beret and might be able to help him survive

He now has 2.4 million dollars and he's thinking about where to retire

The fact that the cartel will never stop hunting him or his loved ones

The fact that he will have to flee Texas and find a place to stay
17 What is the first phone call Bell receives in Part II in regards to?
His deputy who was murdered in the jail

Llewelyn Moss's whereabouts

A cat stuck up in a tree

A dead traveler on the side of the interstate
18 What does Bell think a person needs in order to not "talk to people about cats in trees"?
Patience

Money

A bad attitude

Power
19 What is a "wadcutter"?
A tool used to punch through macadam surfaces to make way for plumbing

A tool used to cut the insulation off of heavy wiring

A stun gun used to neutralize livestock before they're slaughtered

A bullet designed to cut a neat hole in a paper range target
20 Where do Bell and Torbert find the body of the traveler Chigurh killed?
In a dumpster off of I-90

In the trunk of the squad car Chigurh stole and abandoned

On the side of the road

In the police substation
21 Why is Lamar thinking about quitting?
He can't handle the violence on the streets and the pressure of keeping deputies safe

Because he can't handle the way police are being portrayed in the media

To avoid having to tell a deputy's wife that he's been killed

He's reached his maximum pension and is ready to relax into retirement
22 How does Llewelyn get back to Desert Aire from the scene of the massacre?
He takes his truck back

He swims down the river right up to his backyard

He walks and then takes a bus

He hitches a ride with a fifteen-year-old runaway
23 What is the first thing Llewelyn asks for when he returns home from the desert?
A steak

Breakfast food

A hot shower

A massage
24 Who is the first person Chigurh tosses a coin for?
The proprietor of a filling station

Llewelyn Moss

Carla Jean

Carson Wells
25 What does Anton eat while he stands at the counter of the filling station?
M&Ms

Beef jerky

Candy corn

Cashews

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