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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 74).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toby want his mother to see in the brush in Part I?
(a) An injured dog.
(b) Snow.
(c) Tracks he has found.
(d) Stars.

2. What author does Obreht open the novel with a quote from?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) John La Carre.
(c) James Galvin.
(d) Patrick DeWitt.

3. Who is the doctor who takes care of Nora's family?
(a) Doc Holiday.
(b) Doc Johnson.
(c) Doc Almenara.
(d) Doc Farbret.

4. Who is pursuing Lurie and the gang he commits crimes with?
(a) Marshal James Rider.
(b) Marshal John Smith.
(c) Marshal John Gadoza.
(d) Marshal John Berger.

5. Who owns cattle a town away from Nora and is very wealthy and influential?
(a) Marshal Berger.
(b) Merrion Crace.
(c) Jolly.
(d) Lurie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special gift does the girl who lives with Nora claim to have?

2. Why has Nora recently shaved Toby's head in Part I?

3. Where is there talk of moving the county seat to, away from Amargo?

4. What does Lurie's father call himself for a while after growing frustrated with people mispronouncing his name?

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

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