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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 gang does Lurie join that commits crimes?
(a) The Blue River Gang.
(b) The Bahul Gang.
(c) The Mattie Gang.
(d) The Marshal Gang.

2. Who does Nora talk to only in her mind?
(a) Her own dead mother.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Emmett.

3. What is the name of the rival newspaper a few towns over from where Nora lives?
(a) The Allentown Caller.
(b) The Ash River Clarion.
(c) The Saratoga Review.
(d) The Times-Tribune.

4. What special gift does the girl who lives with Nora claim to have?
(a) The ability to interpret dreams.
(b) The ability to speak with dead spirits.
(c) The ability to move objects with her mind.
(d) The ability to read minds.

5. What is Lurie compelled to do by Hobb's spirit?
(a) Steal.
(b) Become a tailor.
(c) Drink.
(d) Eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the rebuttal letter in the Ash River Clarion say about Desma?

2. Why is Desma so mad at the postman?

3. What does Lurie's father call himself for a while after growing frustrated with people mispronouncing his name?

4. What does Nora decide to write a letter in The Sentinel About?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What one word does Emmett question Nora's use of in her rebuttal letter she wants him to print in The Sentinel?

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

4. What do Emmett and Nora do when some of their neighbors move away, including the Flores family?

5. What two kinds of folk had Donovan once told Lurie the world was full of?

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

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

8. What is awkward about Nora's visit to Desma in Part II?

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

10. Why does Nora choose to sign her rebuttal letter to The Sentinel from Ellen Francis?

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