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

2. What does Lurie say about camel hair?

3. What does Toby tell his mother he thinks is lurking around their house?

4. Who are Nora's three sons?

5. In Part II, which large Texas city do Lurie and his companions eventually reach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lurie steal on the ship he takes cover on whose owner he later bumps into in Part I?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Write an essay analyzing how Obreht explores the theme of sacrifice throughout the novel, focusing mainly on the Lark family and citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

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