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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. Who comes to visit Nora shortly after Evelyn is born?
(a) A young white neighbor.
(b) An old Indian woman.
(c) A tabby cat.
(d) A man asking for water regularly.

2. What tribe does the person who visits Nora shortly after Evelyn is born belong to?
(a) Mercantile.
(b) Iroquois.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Apache.

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

4. What is in the envelope the Doc leaves with Nora in Part III?
(a) Money.
(b) Rebuttal letters Emmett failed to print in The Sentinel.
(c) Prescriptions for Toby's medicine.
(d) Deeds for a house.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Harlan go through the house looking for in Part IV?

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

5. What does Harlan Bell bring for Toby when he visits Nora's house in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nora feel when Sheriff Harlan Bell gets married?

2. What does Doc Almenara propose to Nora in Part III when he visits her house?

3. In Part IV, why does Nora feel guilty for having taken so long to go look for Josie?

4. In Part III, how does Shaw die?

5. In Part III, what contraption does Ab the chef try to offload on other people the travelers in Lurie's party meet?

6. What does Nora tell Sheriff Harlan Bell about the whereabouts of Rob and Dolan when he first asks in Part IV?

7. What kind of harm comes to The Sentinel offices in Part III?

8. Why does Josie seem to take such a long time getting ready to pick berries in Part IV?

9. In Part III, why does Nora grow uneasy letting the old Indian woman hold Evelyn?

10. Why does Nora begin to worry about the old Indian woman after she does not return for days on end in Part III?

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