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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 the little girl tell Lurie she sees when he lets her drink from his canteen?
2. What bleak outpost does Lurie reminisce to Burke about them staying at one Christmas Eve?
3. Where does Nora tell the Doc Emmett is delayed?
4. How does George know they are too late on their mission with the girl in Part III?
5. Who do Harlan and Nora go out into the night looking for in Part IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part III, how does Shaw die?
2. In Part III, why does Nora grow uneasy letting the old Indian woman hold Evelyn?
3. What kinds of animals harass Lurie and his party as they try to return a lost girl to her people in Part III?
4. In Part III, what does Nora overhear her husband telling her two older sons that hurts her feelings?
5. What does Lurie come to think of as Jolly's want, even as Jolly is still alive, in Part III?
6. What does the doctor who tends to Burke offer Lurie for Burke in Part IV?
7. What kind of harm comes to The Sentinel offices in Part III?
8. In Part III, what contraption does Ab the chef try to offload on other people the travelers in Lurie's party meet?
9. Who does Duena Maria lead Lurie and Burke to, almost impossibly?
10. How does Lurie feel after telling the writer much of his life story in Part IV?
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
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
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.
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