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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What regiments had Rey Ruiz's father spent years with?
(a) The British Army.
(b) The French Army.
(c) Santa Anna's militias.
(d) The western territorial militias.

2. What does Lurie's father call himself for a while after growing frustrated with people mispronouncing his name?
(a) Bob Jones.
(b) John Smith.
(c) Ronald Weasley.
(d) Hodgeman Drury.

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

4. Who does Emmett take The Sentinel over from?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Richard Reese.
(c) Sandy Freed.
(d) Gaston Clare.

5. How does Desma know that it was Nora who wrote the rebuttal letter in The Sentinel?
(a) Because Nora's handwriting is so recognizable.
(b) Because Nora is the only person Desma told about her first husband being shot.
(c) Because Nora was the only one who had known her first husband's name.
(d) Because Nora is the only woman she know who can write.

Short Answer Questions

1. What curiosity unites Emmett and Nora when they first meet?

2. Why does Emmett tell Nora he thought she wrote her rebuttal letter?

3. What happens to the springhouse in Part I?

4. Why does Nora claim not to be worried about the delay in her husband getting home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hobb's "want" that Lurie is compelled to fulfill?

2. What kind of disposition does Lurie say camels would not suit?

3. What serious crime does Lurie commit in Part One that gets Marshal John Berger searching for him?

4. How does Toby injure his eye?

5. How does Lurie acquire the last name of Mattie?

6. What is one of Nora's most pressing concerns on her homestead?

7. What kind of creature does Lurie see for the first time when he steals away on the ship in Part II?

8. What makes Lurie give Jolly back the nazar he has stolen from him?

9. Who is the voice Nora often hears and has silent conversations with?

10. What was Hobb's special skill, even as a child?

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