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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. Why is Desma so mad at the postman?

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

3. What is Nora's last name?

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

5. What magazine does the postman have for both Nora and Desma?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Toby injure his eye?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Toby want to show his mother so badly in Part I that Nora is skeptical about?

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

How would you describe Merrion Crace's approach and attitudes towards power and wealth? What tactics does he use to try to persuade Nora to do what he wants her to do in the section titled Evening?

Essay Topic 2

In the section titled Afternoon, how does Lurie feel when Marshal John Berger finally catches up with him? What seems to surprise both Lurie and Berger about their meeting face-to-face after so much time has passed since their last meeting? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What seems to bother Nora the most when she finds out her eldest son Rob and Josie are lovers? What kind of a life does she envision for them as they grow older? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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