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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 222 - 296) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jolly tell Lurie when Lurie asks him if he has ever killed a man?
(a) He does not want to say.
(b) He killed one man once, in self-defense.
(c) No, because he is a Muslim.
(d) Of course, because he fought for two years in Algiers.

2. What does Nora see on the camel in the dark?
(a) A dog.
(b) A water barrel.
(c) A rider.
(d) A great number of saddle bags.

3. What does Toby ask Harlan Bell concerning his father Emmett in Part IV?
(a) Why Bell has not questioned Merrion Crace about Emmett's disappearance.
(b) Why Bell has not tried calling Emmett on the phone.
(c) Why Bell has not ridden out to Cumberland to see if Emmett is there.
(d) Why Bell has not put out a warrant for Emmett's arrest.

4. Who do Harlan and Nora go out into the night looking for in Part IV?
(a) Emmett.
(b) Josie.
(c) Dolan.
(d) Rob.

5. What does Merrion Crace bring as a gift to Toby?
(a) A stereoscope.
(b) A telescope.
(c) A dictionary.
(d) A set of binoculars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nora think her two older boys are off to do in the end of Part II?

2. What does Desma tell the postman as he scrambles off her land?

3. Why does Nora claim not to be worried about the delay in her husband getting home?

4. Who does Lurie write to in desperation when Burke takes ill for advice?

5. Who owns the camels in Lurie's company?

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