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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since Jefferson Hope and his comrades left Salt Lake City in Part 2: Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of Lucy's horse in Part 2: Chapter 2?

3. How old might the traveler be in Part 2: Chapter 1?

4. How do John, Lucy, and Jefferson leave the house in Part 2: Chapter 4?

5. How many times do John, Lucy, and Jefferson lose their way at the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long does it take Jefferson to get back to Salt Lake City, and what does he learn there in Part 2: Chapter 5?

2. How does John Ferrier feel about Lucy marrying Jefferson Hope?

3. What happens on the second day of John, Lucy, and Jefferson's trip in Part 2: Chapter 5?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 1, why are John Ferrier and Lucy traveling alone?

5. What qualities do the sons of Elder Drebber and Elder Stangerson say to Lucy that they have that make them good candidates as a husband?

6. In Part 2: Chapter 5, what does Jefferson find after he goes hunting?

7. In Part 2: Chapter 3, why does Brigham Young come to speak to John?

8. In Part 2: Chapter 5, where do John, Lucy, and Jefferson find themselves by the first morning after they fled, and what do they do at dawn?

9. Who rescues John and Lucy in Part 2: Chapter 1?

10. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what does John tell Drebber and Stangerson as he asks them to leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the book is A Study in Scarlet. What analogy does Holmes use to describe what it will take to solve the murder? Why does he describe solving the murder as a study In scarlet?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy is married to Drebber against her will. Why is Lucy married to Drebber? What does he gain from his marriage to her? How does he act when she dies? How is greed responsible for the marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Drebber and Stangerson are killed by Jefferson Hope. What do Drebber and Stangerson do to hurt Jefferson Hope? Why does he seek revenge for their actions?

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