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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. What is Nora's husband's name?

2. Which older member of her husband's family also lives with Nora?

3. Who were Rey Ruiz's people?

4. What does Donovan leave Lurie with at the side of the road when they part ways?

5. Who was Desma's second husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What errand is Emmett very late returning from in Part II?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Toby injure his eye?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the section titled Evening, what finally seems to make Nora realize that the voice she has heard and attributed to Evelyn's spirit for years is not truly that of Evelyn's spirit? What does Nora finally come to believe the voice is? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Lurie is deeply affected by several people's "wants" when they become spirits, especially those closest to him, like Hobb and Donovan. Write an essay exploring the symbolism of a spirit's "want." What does Lurie's "want" turn out to be at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How does the death of Nora's first-born child, Evelyn, affect Nora and Nora's approach to motherhood as she raises her three younger children, all sons? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support it.

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