2. What special gift does the girl who lives with Nora claim to have?
(a) The ability to move objects with her mind.
(b) The ability to interpret dreams.
(c) The ability to speak with dead spirits.
(d) The ability to read minds.

3. What does Desma do to the postman as he rides away?
(a) Curses at him.
(b) Trips him.
(c) Shoots him.
(d) Hits him with a stone and knocks him off his horse.

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

5. What was Lurie's father's full name?
(a) Market Felon.
(b) Hadziosman Djuric.
(c) Kivdriovan Momar.
(d) Osman Kivrak.

6. What letter does Nora find at The Sentinel office that gives her a clue to her sons' whereabouts?
(a) A letter referencing her sons' rental of a horse and carriage.
(b) A letter referencing her sons' petitioning of the Marshal Office for help finding their father Emmett.
(c) A letter referencing a loan her sons took out.
(d) A letter referencing her son's summons to court.

7. Who were Rey Ruiz's people?
(a) Mexicans and Columbians.
(b) Salvadorans.
(c) Columbians and Quechans.
(d) Mexicans and Quechans.

8. What gang does Lurie join that commits crimes?
(a) The Bahul Gang.
(b) The Mattie Gang.
(c) The Blue River Gang.
(d) The Marshal Gang.

9. How does Desma know that it was Nora who wrote the rebuttal letter in The Sentinel?
(a) Because Nora's handwriting is so recognizable.
(b) Because Nora was the only one who had known her first husband's name.
(c) Because Nora is the only woman she know who can write.
(d) Because Nora is the only person Desma told about her first husband being shot.

10. What advice does Donovan give Lurie soon after they meet?
(a) Not to ever let anyone touch him.
(b) To make sure he worked hard every day.
(c) Not to ever drink except from his own flask.
(d) To make sure he married the right woman.

11. What does Toby tell his mother he thinks is lurking around their house?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A beast.
(c) A robber.
(d) A baby no one else can see.

12. What is the name of the rival newspaper a few towns over from where Nora lives?
(a) The Ash River Clarion.
(b) The Allentown Caller.
(c) The Times-Tribune.
(d) The Saratoga Review.

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

14. What is written on a gold-lettered shingle at The Sentinel office?
(a) The Newspaper Boys.
(b) Emmett Lark.
(c) Lark and Sons.
(d) The Lark Family Editors.

15. What is the scarcest and most precious resource in Nora's household?
(a) Gold.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Money.