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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. How does Jolly pray?

2. Who does Lurie originally steal the nazar from?

3. What does Lurie say about camel hair?

4. What is Lurie compelled to do by Hobb's spirit?

5. Who were Rey Ruiz's people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What information is contained in the Ash River Clarion's rebuttal letter to Nora's letter that greatly upsets Nora?

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

6. In Part I, what does Lurie wish he could remember his father talking about more than anything else?

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

8. What does Donovan do to Lurie immediately after the wanted poster appears?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nora find out that Sheriff Harlan Bell has betrayed her deepest confidences in the section titled Evening, and what does this revelation do to their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the competing offers from the Doc and Merrion Crace that Nora considers in the section titled Evening.

Essay Topic 3

What makes Lurie give Jolly back the nazar he stole from him in the section titled The Missouri, and what does this action portend about their later relationship? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

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