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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 149 - 221).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the springhouse in Part I?
(a) It is destroyed by tornado.
(b) It is destroyed by fire.
(c) It is buried in snow.
(d) It is ransacked.

2. What does Desma tell the postman as he scrambles off her land?
(a) Not to call her by her first husband's name ever again.
(b) Not to lay a hand on a piece of paper with her name on it ever again.
(c) Not to steal from her garden ever again.
(d) Not to speak to Nora ever again.

3. What creatures are trying to get into the shack where Lurie's men are holed up for the night after the fight at the river?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Bears.
(c) Lions.
(d) Camels.

4. What regiments had Rey Ruiz's father spent years with?
(a) The British Army.
(b) The western territorial militias.
(c) The French Army.
(d) Santa Anna's militias.

5. What does Donovan leave Lurie with at the side of the road when they part ways?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bag of money.
(c) Bread and a canteen.
(d) A blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jolly's camel?

2. What does Nora think when Rob is born?

3. What does Nora try to use to appease her regular visitor to the house shortly after Evelyn is born?

4. What health problem does Toby have?

5. What is the name of the rival newspaper a few towns over from where Nora lives?

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