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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 in Lurie's group of travelers most often fights with Jolly?
(a) Ab.
(b) George.
(c) Mico.
(d) Shaw.

2. Who comes to visit Nora shortly after Evelyn is born?
(a) An old Indian woman.
(b) A tabby cat.
(c) A man asking for water regularly.
(d) A young white neighbor.

3. Why had Josie, Rob, and Dolan all gone out to the springhouse the night before it was raided?
(a) To gamble.
(b) To kill the chickens.
(c) To try to call up Emmett's spirit.
(d) To look at the stars.

4. What does the contraption that Ab wants to get rid of do?
(a) It is a corn mill.
(b) It is a deep fryer.
(c) It is a griddle.
(d) It is a huge stockpot.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lurie say about camel hair?

3. What does Josie tell Nora about Gramma in Part III that Nora does not believe?

4. Why does Nora tell Josie she further doubts her story about seeing the beast from her window?

5. What starts the shootout between Lurie's group and the other men at the river in Part III?

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