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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 does Nora find has happened at The Sentinel office when she visits it in town?

2. What does Nora decide to write a letter in The Sentinel About?

3. What does Jolly do to prove to people how strong camels are?

4. What is Donovan's want?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Toby injure his eye?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Nora is much more open to the idea that Josie's ability to communicate with the spirit world could be legitimate and true at the end of the novel than she is at the beginning? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is the meaning of the word "Inland" in this novel, and why do you think Obreht uses this word as her title? Write an essay explaining your answer, keeping in mind the tone and themes of the book and citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

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