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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 149 - 221).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Nora's three sons?
(a) James, John, and Toby.
(b) John, Danny, and Rob.
(c) Rob, Dolan, and Toby.
(d) Toby, Jason, and Emmett.

2. What does Nora think when Rob is born?
(a) She will end up making another grave mistake with this baby.
(b) She wishes he was a girl.
(c) He will not live very long.
(d) She does not really want another child.

3. Who owns the camels in Lurie's company?
(a) Merrion Crace.
(b) Ned Beale.
(c) Jolly.
(d) The War Department.

4. What starts the shootout between Lurie's group and the other men at the river in Part III?
(a) The little girl tells Lurie she is very afraid of the men.
(b) The little girl tells Lurie she has seen the men before and they are thieves.
(c) The little girl tells Lurie's group she sees her mother's necklace in one of the men's bags.
(d) The little girls tells Lurie's group that the men have her father's horse, meaning they are the ones that killed her family.

5. What does Nora help Desma to do at her house in Part II?
(a) Cut down a tree.
(b) Weed the garden.
(c) Drive in new fenceposts.
(d) Fix a latch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What health problem does Toby have?

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

4. What author does Obreht open the novel with a quote from?

5. Who is Jolly's camel?

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