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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Lions.
(b) Camels.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Bears.

2. Which winter was a terribly brutal one in Amargo?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1840.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1890.

3. What starts the shootout between Lurie's group and the other men at the river in Part III?
(a) The little girl tells Lurie she has seen the men before and they are thieves.
(b) The little girl tells Lurie's group she sees her mother's necklace in one of the men's bags.
(c) The little girls tells Lurie's group that the men have her father's horse, meaning they are the ones that killed her family.
(d) The little girl tells Lurie she is very afraid of the men.

4. 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 ran out of bandages.
(d) She does not have the water for it.

5. What does Nora do to Make Josie easier to carry up the slope?
(a) She makes her drop all her bags she is carrying.
(b) She folds her up over her shoulders.
(c) She sets her on her feet so she can walk a little.
(d) She takes her dress off.

6. What is Shaw afraid that the men he is with will do after he dies?
(a) Dig him a shallow grave.
(b) Leave his body to the wolves.
(c) Never tell his family he died.
(d) Rob his possessions.

7. What does Nora try to use to appease her regular visitor to the house shortly after Evelyn is born?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Sand.
(c) Bread.
(d) Sugar.

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

9. 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 howl like wolves.
(c) They can see the living, but not each other.
(d) The can touch things themselves.

10. Where does Nora tell Merrion Crace Josie has gone?
(a) To fetch the doctor.
(b) To send a telegraph to Emmett.
(c) To get some steaks.
(d) To fetch some water.

11. What does the little girl tell Lurie she sees when he lets her drink from his canteen?
(a) Fire.
(b) Ice.
(c) Her mother and her house.
(d) Her father.

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

13. Who tries to speed up the travelers in Lurie's company in Part III?
(a) Jolly.
(b) Shaw.
(c) George.
(d) Mico.

14. Who does Lurie write to in desperation when Burke takes ill for advice?
(a) George.
(b) Shaw.
(c) Doc Almenara.
(d) Jolly.

15. What is Nora's mother-in-law's first name?
(a) Millicent.
(b) Mildred.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Hannah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nora think when Rob is born?

2. What does Nora think Emmett's delay in returning home from Cumberland might be due to?

3. What does Nora get from Dolan's room to help her shave Harlan Bell?

4. Why had Josie, Rob, and Dolan all gone out to the springhouse the night before it was raided?

5. What does Lurie tell Marshal John Berger when Berger catches up with him in Part IV?

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