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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lurie originally steal the nazar from?

2. What was Lurie's father's full name?

3. What is George's camel's name?

4. Why has Nora recently shaved Toby's head in Part I?

5. What does Desma tell the postman as he scrambles off her land?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the "Wanted" poster in Part I describe Lurie?

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

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

10. What power does Josie claim to have that Nora is skeptical about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Nora's misgivings about Josie Kincaid, and explain why she treats Josie the way she does throughout the novel. How and when does Nora's attitude and treatment of Josie begin to change significantly?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the significance and symbolism of nicknames and assumed names throughout the novel, especially in the cases of Jolly and Lurie.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the symbolism of Donovan's canteen, and of the visions Lurie sees in it. Cite specific references to the text to support your answers.

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