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 killed his neighbors by filling their house with carbon monoxide

He murdered his fourteen-year-old girlfriend

He murdered both his parents as they slept

He robbed a bank and shot two tellers
2 The first person the reader witness Chigurh kill is...

a proprietor of a filling station

a deputy of Sheriff Bell's

a stranger driving a Ford sedan

Carla Jean Moss
3 How does Chigurh kill Bell's deputy?

He beats him to death with brass knuckles

He shoots him with a parkerized military shotgun

He shoots him with a cattlegun

He chokes him to death with his handcuff chain
4 Manacles are...

handcuffs

a small homing device that can be tracked by radio waves

boneless limbs, like that of an octopus

a stun gun used to neutralize cattle
5 What does Anton Chigurh take from the deputy's body before he steals his cruiser?

sunglasses

handcuffs

his badge

cash
6 Which of the following is NOT related to the term "pneumatic"?

lungs

an empty box

tires

compressed air
7 What kind of animal is Llewelyn hunting when he's first introduced?

deer

jackal

antelope

boar
8 How does the hunting scene that introduces Llewelyn relate to his background?

He was a sniper in Vietnam

He stalks his neighbors with binoculars

He is an avid bird watcher

He grew up on a farm
9 The landscape where Moss hunts is most similar to...

a lush rainforest

the surface of the moon

a deep, evergreen forest

an arctic tundra
10 What does the lone survivor of the cartel massacre ask from Llewelyn?

He asks for water

He asks for Llewelyn to kill him

He asks for Llewelyn to take him to the hospital

He asks for food
11 What does Llewelyn find in the trunk of one of the cars at the scene of the massacre?

Bricks of cocaine wrapped in plastic

Military grade machine guns

Bricks of heroin wrapped in plastic

2.4 million dollars in cash
12 What does the phrase from Part I, "His whole life was sitting there in front of him" refer to?

The Jeep driven by the cartel members

Carla Jean sitting on the couch

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?

divorce papers

drugs

clothes

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

To return the machinepistol

To investigate what happened

To give the dying man water

To return the cash
15 How does Llewelyn feel about his decision to return to the scene?

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 like the worst of what happened there has passed, and he probably won't run into any danger

He feels compelled and protected by Christ
16 What makes Llewelyn think of his brother in California?

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

His brother was a Green Beret and might be able to help him survive

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?

Llewelyn Moss's whereabouts

A cat stuck up in a tree

A dead traveler on the side of the interstate

His deputy who was murdered in the jail
18 What does Bell think a person needs in order to not "talk to people about cats in trees"?

Power

A bad attitude

Money

Patience
19 What is a "wadcutter"?

A tool used to punch through macadam surfaces to make way for plumbing

A bullet designed to cut a neat hole in a paper range target

A tool used to cut the insulation off of heavy wiring

A stun gun used to neutralize livestock before they're slaughtered
20 Where do Bell and Torbert find the body of the traveler Chigurh killed?

In the police substation

In the trunk of the squad car Chigurh stole and abandoned

On the side of the road

In a dumpster off of I-90
21 Why is Lamar thinking about quitting?

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

He's reached his maximum pension and is ready to relax into retirement

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

He can't handle the violence on the streets and the pressure of keeping deputies safe
22 How does Llewelyn get back to Desert Aire from the scene of the massacre?

He hitches a ride with a fifteen-year-old runaway

He swims down the river right up to his backyard

He takes his truck back

He walks and then takes a bus
23 What is the first thing Llewelyn asks for when he returns home from the desert?

A massage

A steak

Breakfast food

A hot shower
24 Who is the first person Chigurh tosses a coin for?

Carla Jean

The proprietor of a filling station

Llewelyn Moss

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

Candy corn

Cashews

M&Ms

Beef jerky

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