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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. In Part 2: Chapter 4:, what business has Drebber's father given him?

2. How many people are the girl and John Ferrier traveling with, including themselves, in Part 2: Chapter 1?

3. Why does John go somewhere at the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 4?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 4, how many days is John given in the threatening note?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 2, what do the Mormons plant that comes up the next summer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does John Ferrier prosper over the years?

3. Why does John want to rush upstairs for his gun in Part 2: Chapter 4, and why does he not do so?

4. What happens to people who express an unorthodox opinion in Part 2: Chapter 3?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 4, how do John and Lucy get away from their home?

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

7. In Part 2: Chapter 2, what have the Mormons overcome to make it to Utah?

8. In Part 2: Chapter 5, who is visiting and why when John returns to his home?

9. In Part 2, Chapter 5, what happens to Lucy after she is married to Drebber?

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 Mormons find John and Lucy Ferrier at the point of death. Under what conditions do they offer to help John and Lucy? How do the Mormons coerce John and Lucy into joining the Mormon faith?

Essay Topic 2

Irony is a literary device where the real meaning of words is contradicted or concealed. Where does the author use irony in the book? How does the use of irony create a contrast between what readers expect and what happens?

Essay Topic 3

What role does intimidation play in Lucy's wedding plans?

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