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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Josie tell Nora about the beast she saw?
(a) It looked like a horse, but it also looked like a lion.
(b) It was huge and it seemed to have wings on its back.
(c) It was hairless and bony.
(d) It was small but had a loud shriek.

2. What does Jolly propose to Lurie after Shaw and Mico die?
(a) They could leave the rest of the company, pretending they also died.
(b) They could become bank robbers.
(c) They could travel to Turkey together.
(d) They could open a boarding house together.

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

4. What does Harlan Bell bring for Toby when he visits Nora's house in Part IV?
(a) An old eye patch.
(b) A pair of new boots.
(c) A telescope.
(d) A bicycle.

5. What does Nora see on the camel in the dark?
(a) A water barrel.
(b) A dog.
(c) A great number of saddle bags.
(d) A rider.

6. What is the name of the contraption that Ab wants to get rid of?
(a) The Skein.
(b) The Wrecking Ball.
(c) The Little Giant.
(d) The Flint.

7. Who had been sheriff before Harlan Bell in Amargo?
(a) John Raines.
(b) Mac Calwell.
(c) Duke Bowler.
(d) Red Burton.

8. What does the doctor Lurie pays to see Burke offer Lurie for Burke?
(a) $15.
(b) $100.
(c) $30.
(d) $200.

9. What does Harlan propose buying from Nora?
(a) A horse.
(b) A cart.
(c) A kettle.
(d) An axe.

10. What creatures are trying to get into the shack where Lurie's men are holed up for the night after the fight at the river?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Lions.
(c) Bears.
(d) Camels.

11. What does Toby ask Harlan Bell concerning his father Emmett in Part IV?
(a) Why Bell has not put out a warrant for Emmett's arrest.
(b) Why Bell has not questioned Merrion Crace about Emmett's disappearance.
(c) Why Bell has not tried calling Emmett on the phone.
(d) Why Bell has not ridden out to Cumberland to see if Emmett is there.

12. 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.

13. What does Josie tell Nora about Gramma in Part III that Nora does not believe?
(a) She spoke.
(b) She moved.
(c) She prayed.
(d) She expressed a wish to die soon.

14. What does Merrion Crace bring as a gift to Toby?
(a) A telescope.
(b) A set of binoculars.
(c) A stereoscope.
(d) A dictionary.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term of affection does Nora sometimes use to address Toby?

3. What secret does Nora discover Josie has been keeping in Part III?

4. Where does Nora tell Merrion Crace Josie has gone?

5. Who is Harlan Bell's wife?

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