2. What word does Emmett object to in Nora's letter that she wants him to print in The Sentinel?
(a) Redoubtable.
(b) Contrition.
(c) Contraction.
(d) Retribution.

3. What does Lurie remember telling the writer from Nevada about mounting a camel?
(a) You have to humble yourself to mount a camel.
(b) You have to offer a camel water before mounting it.
(c) No man can mount a camel without degradation.
(d) You have to eat heartily first to mount a camel.

4. How does Desma know that it was Nora who wrote the rebuttal letter in The Sentinel?
(a) Because Nora's handwriting is so recognizable.
(b) Because Nora is the only person Desma told about her first husband being shot.
(c) Because Nora was the only one who had known her first husband's name.
(d) Because Nora is the only woman she know who can write.

5. Who is the girl who lives in Nora's household?
(a) Margot Taylor.
(b) Jessica Jones.
(c) Jenny Beale.
(d) Josie Kincaid.

6. Who runs the company Lurie is traveling with?
(a) Sergeant Stone.
(b) Ferny Bell.
(c) Ned Beale.
(d) Moss Keane.

7. What does Jolly do to prove to people how strong camels are?
(a) Has the camel lift weights with its legs.
(b) Puts a ton of bricks on the camel's back.
(c) Keeps piling water containers onto the camel.
(d) Asks the townspeople to bring anything they want to load upon the camel.

8. In Part II, which large Texas city do Lurie and his companions eventually reach?
(a) Dallas.
(b) San Antonia.
(c) Austin.
(d) El Paso.

9. Why is Desma so mad at the postman?
(a) He calls her by her first husband's name.
(b) He shreds her mail.
(c) He steals from her garden.
(d) He steals her checks from the mail.

10. What is the name of the paper Nora's family runs?
(a) The Tribune.
(b) The Caller.
(c) The Sentinel.
(d) The Record.

11. What does the rebuttal letter in the Ash River Clarion say about Desma?
(a) She has been married four times.
(b) She has been wanted for her first husband's murder.
(c) She is wanted for robbery.
(d) Her first husband never really died.

12. What is Nora's husband's name?
(a) Merrion.
(b) Emmett.
(c) Dolan.
(d) Harlan.

13. What special gift does the girl who lives with Nora claim to have?
(a) The ability to interpret dreams.
(b) The ability to speak with dead spirits.
(c) The ability to read minds.
(d) The ability to move objects with her mind.

14. Where does Nora grow up?
(a) Amargo.
(b) Saratoga.
(c) Morton Hole.
(d) Ash River.

15. What does Donovan do to Lurie when he finds out they are wanted men?
(a) Leaves Lurie at the bank.
(b) Stabs Lurie.
(c) Finds Lurie's family for Lurie to go with.
(d) Shaves Lurie's head.