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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 75 - 148).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Emmett leave the homestead to go looking for?
(a) Merrion Crace.
(b) His older brother Tony.
(c) Paul Griggs, the family's water person.
(d) Evelyn.

2. Why does Nora go into town after leaving Desma's house?
(a) To check on her boys.
(b) To see if there is any water coming out of the pump.
(c) To find food.
(d) To go to the bank.

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

4. Why does Nora claim not to be worried about the delay in her husband getting home?
(a) She talked to a friend who saw him in town recently.
(b) She has faith in his survival abilities because she has seen him overcome setbacks and challenges before.
(c) She has had a letter from him telling her he is OK.
(d) She feels in her bones he is alive.

5. Why has Nora recently shaved Toby's head in Part I?
(a) Because it was dirty with mud.
(b) Because it was too hot for him.
(c) To deal with lice.
(d) Because the doctor had needed to operate on his brain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the things Desma helps Nora do when Nora first arrives in Amargo?

2. Where does Nora think her two older sons have gone at the end of Part II?

3. Who does Lurie originally steal the nazar from?

4. Why does Emmett tell Nora he thought she wrote her rebuttal letter?

5. How does Jolly pray?

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