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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. Who runs the company Lurie is traveling with?
(a) Moss Keane.
(b) Sergeant Stone.
(c) Ned Beale.
(d) Ferny Bell.

2. What does Lurie refer to as a spirit's yearning that he is compelled to carry out?
(a) A dream.
(b) A compulsion.
(c) A want.
(d) A wish.

3. Who does Harlan go through the house looking for in Part IV?
(a) Josie.
(b) Emmett.
(c) Merrion.
(d) Toby.

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

5. What does Nora ask Josie to do as she is preparing to do something else for Sheriff Harlan Bell in Part IV?
(a) Kill the fox that has been harassing them.
(b) Pick hackberries.
(c) Can some fruit.
(d) Weed the garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emmett agree not to print any letters or articles campaigning against moving the county seat to Ash River?

2. Who tries to speed up the travelers in Lurie's company in Part III?

3. What bothers Nora about her regular visitor to the house shortly after Evelyn is born?

4. What does Nora do to Make Josie easier to carry up the slope?

5. What is the name of Lurie's camel?

(see the answer key)

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