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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. Why is Lurie being chased by the law?
(a) He beat a young man to death.
(b) He stole a diamond.
(c) He started a fire.
(d) He robbed a bank.

2. Who is Nora's mother?
(a) Emmeline Harey.
(b) Jennifer Jordan.
(c) Ellen Francis Volk.
(d) Lenore Valentine.

3. Who is the girl who lives in Nora's household?
(a) Margot Taylor.
(b) Jessica Jones.
(c) Jenny Beale.
(d) Josie Kincaid.

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

5. Which older member of her husband's family also lives with Nora?
(a) James' grandfather.
(b) John's father.
(c) Emmett's mother.
(d) Emmett's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nora meet Emmett?

2. What advice does Donovan give Lurie soon after they meet?

3. What is Nora's husband's name?

4. What gang does Lurie join that commits crimes?

5. What does Lurie refer to as a spirit's yearning that he is compelled to carry out?

(see the answer key)

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