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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. Who do Harlan and Nora go out into the night looking for in Part IV?
2. What does the little girl tell Lurie she sees when he lets her drink from his canteen?
3. Who does Lurie write to in desperation when Burke takes ill for advice?
4. What secret does Nora discover Josie has been keeping in Part III?
5. Who comes to visit Nora shortly after Evelyn is born?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Nora feel when Rob is born?
2. What is the problem that drives Gabriela and Lurie apart in Part IV?
3. In Part IV, why does Nora feel guilty for having taken so long to go look for Josie?
4. Why does Josie seem to take such a long time getting ready to pick berries in Part IV?
5. What does Lurie observe that the happiness of a stranger inspires in others?
6. In Part III, what does Nora overhear her husband telling her two older sons that hurts her feelings?
7. How does Nora feel when Sheriff Harlan Bell gets married?
8. In Part III, how does Mico die?
9. In Part IV, what is a particularly low point for Lurie and Burke?
10. In Part III, why does Nora grow uneasy letting the old Indian woman hold Evelyn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Obreht's choice to write some of Lurie's sections from a first-person perspective, with Lurie addressing his camel, Burke, directly. How does this decision affect the reader's experience?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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