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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose spirit does Lurie meet in Part II who had once meant a great deal to him?
(a) Donovan's.
(b) His father's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) Hobb's.

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

4. Who runs the company Lurie is traveling with?
(a) Ferny Bell.
(b) Sergeant Stone.
(c) Moss Keane.
(d) Ned Beale.

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

6. Who does Lurie originally steal the nazar from?
(a) Micro Ronta.
(b) Hadji Ali.
(c) Mohammed Ali.
(d) Darvan Jones.

7. Where is there talk of moving the county seat to, away from Amargo?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Saratoga.
(c) Ash River.
(d) Fargo.

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

9. What does Donovan do to Lurie when he finds out they are wanted men?
(a) Shaves Lurie's head.
(b) Stabs Lurie.
(c) Leaves Lurie at the bank.
(d) Finds Lurie's family for Lurie to go with.

10. What does the rebuttal letter in the Ash River Clarion say about Desma?
(a) She has been wanted for her first husband's murder.
(b) Her first husband never really died.
(c) She is wanted for robbery.
(d) She has been married four times.

11. After his father dies, where does Lurie stay for a year?
(a) The bakery.
(b) The coachman's stable.
(c) The harbor.
(d) The law office.

12. What is Donovan's want?
(a) To fill his canteen and sip from it all day, never allowing it to empty.
(b) To sleep without dreaming.
(c) To eat as much as possible.
(d) To own his own business.

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

14. Who is Evelyn's first-born child?
(a) Desma.
(b) Margot.
(c) Mary.
(d) Evelyn.

15. What does Lurie feel as the strong want of the giant-sized man he comes across in Part I?
(a) Fish pies.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Iron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Donovan tell Lurie when he asks Donovan why he left Lurie at the roadside?

2. In Part II, which large Texas city do Lurie and his companions eventually reach?

3. What does Lurie refer to as a spirit's yearning that he is compelled to carry out?

4. How does Nora meet Emmett?

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

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