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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 297 - 370).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term of affection does Nora sometimes use to address Toby?
(a) Sweetheart.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Honey.

2. How does Doc Almenara dress?
(a) As if he thinks Amargo is a boomtown.
(b) As if he is always going to a funeral.
(c) Like a cowboy.
(d) Like a servant.

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

4. Why do some of the men break off from the others in Lurie's party in Part III?
(a) To try to bring a lost girl back to her people.
(b) To fight Indians.
(c) To pan for gold.
(d) To hunt the wolves.

5. What offer does Merrion Crace make to Nora?
(a) That he will not tell anyone about her affair with Harlan Bell if she leaves town that minute.
(b) That he will clear all The Sentinel's debts if she agrees to put the paper to rest.
(c) That he will buy the camel roaming her property if she will plant a garden for him.
(d) That he will take care of Toby for the rest of his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the person who Lurie steals the nazar from nicknamed?

2. What is the scarcest and most precious resource in Nora's household?

3. Where does Merrion Crace tell Nora Emmett is in Part V?

4. What does Lurie steal on the ship because of Hobbs' want?

5. What does Jolly call Lurie?

(see the answer key)

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