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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 gang does Lurie join that commits crimes?

2. What is Donovan's want?

3. What does Donovan do to Lurie when he finds out they are wanted men?

4. What does Nora think her two older boys are off to do in the end of Part II?

5. What is Nora's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Donovan say when Lurie asks his ghost why he left him behind?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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