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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nora tell Doc Almenara she is not binding Toby's eyes?
(a) It is too painful.
(b) It is too hot.
(c) She does not have the water for it.
(d) She ran out of bandages.

2. Who does Harlan go through the house looking for in Part IV?
(a) Merrion.
(b) Josie.
(c) Emmett.
(d) Toby.

3. What does Emmett once jokingly compare coming back to his house after being away to?
(a) Entering a competitive eating contest.
(b) Entering a church.
(c) Entering a snake's nest.
(d) Entering a barn.

4. Who is Harlan Bell's wife?
(a) Hannah Scarsdale-Bell.
(b) Marla Burke-Bell.
(c) Emma Konig-Bell.
(d) Lulu May-Bell.

5. Who is Jolly's camel?
(a) Yawel.
(b) Mahmoud.
(c) Saleh.
(d) Abdul.

6. Why do some of the men break off from the others in Lurie's party in Part III?
(a) To try to bring a lost girl back to her people.
(b) To fight Indians.
(c) To pan for gold.
(d) To hunt the wolves.

7. Who is in the picture with Merrion Crace that hangs in the Mercantile?
(a) Wyatt Earp.
(b) Billy the Kid.
(c) Doc Holliday.
(d) Red the Buster.

8. What does Nora get from Dolan's room to help her shave Harlan Bell?
(a) Tallow soap.
(b) Shaving foam.
(c) Toothpaste.
(d) A towel.

9. Who does Nora's son Dolan like in a romantic way?
(a) Gabriela.
(b) Jessica.
(c) Desma.
(d) Josie.

10. What does Nora think Emmett's delay in returning home from Cumberland might be due to?
(a) His need to settle a score with someone.
(b) His need to visit his brother.
(c) His impulse for adventure.
(d) His need to settle his debts.

11. What happens to break Lurie and his own true love apart?
(a) Her estranged husband writes to say he is returning.
(b) She is shot dead by a marshal.
(c) She is forced to move by her overbearing mother.
(d) He is put in jail for a long time.

12. What nickname did Emmett call Evelyn?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Honey.
(c) Birdie.
(d) Sweetie.

13. What does Lurie realize about the spirits of the dead for the first time in Part III?
(a) They are always cold.
(b) They can see the living, but not each other.
(c) They can howl like wolves.
(d) The can touch things themselves.

14. Who tested out the phone line at the Worther Hotel?
(a) Walton Pickney and Merrion Crace.
(b) Merrion Crace and Emmett Lark.
(c) Harlan Bell and Nora Lark.
(d) Merrion Crace and Nora Lark.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doc Almenara bring to Nora when he visits in Part III?

2. What is in the envelope the Doc leaves with Nora in Part III?

3. Who comes to visit Nora shortly after Evelyn is born?

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

5. Who tries to speed up the travelers in Lurie's company in Part III?

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