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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the postman that comes to Desma's while Nora is there?
(a) Jason Maines.
(b) John Johnson.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Ferdy Kostic.

2. What does Nora decide to write a letter in The Sentinel About?
(a) How the town needs more businesses to stay alive.
(b) How awful Merrion Crace is.
(c) Why the county seat should stay in Amargo.
(d) How Doc Almenara is corrupt.

3. What word does Emmett object to in Nora's letter that she wants him to print in The Sentinel?
(a) Retribution.
(b) Contrition.
(c) Redoubtable.
(d) Contraction.

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

5. What health problem does Toby have?
(a) He only has one leg.
(b) He is a diabetic.
(c) He has epilepsy.
(d) He has sight problems because of a fall from a horse.

6. Who was Desma's second husband?
(a) Rey Ruiz.
(b) John Smith.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Joseph Gris.

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

8. What does Nora think her two older boys are off to do in the end of Part II?
(a) Get married.
(b) Rob a bank.
(c) Look for their father.
(d) Try to sell the paper.

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

10. What does Lurie remember telling the writer from Nevada about mounting a camel?
(a) No man can mount a camel without degradation.
(b) You have to humble yourself to mount a camel.
(c) You have to offer a camel water before mounting it.
(d) You have to eat heartily first to mount a camel.

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

12. What does Donovan tell Lurie when he asks Donovan why he left Lurie at the roadside?
(a) He could not carry Lurie any longer.
(b) He thought it was the last kindness he could pay him.
(c) Lurie was no longer his responsibility.
(d) He thought he had a better chance of living on his own.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nora's mother?

2. Who owns cattle a town away from Nora and is very wealthy and influential?

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

4. Who is the doctor who takes care of Nora's family?

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

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