A 28-page study guide developed for a junior-senior Honors class in high school. The questions focus on symbols, motifs, and themes that recur throughout the book; analyzing important or complex excerpts from the book; discussing the ethical nuances of decisions made by the characters; life lessons about parenting and survival; and vocabulary, with a special focus on McCarthy's use of strange, colloquial, or archaic terms.The study guide also includes a two-page biography of McCarthy, which is a