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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Debbie Palmer, what made Elizabeth Smart an easy target for abduction?
(a) She was very beautiful and kind.
(b) She was taught to be obedient and passive.
(c) She was angry with her parents.
(d) Her parents didn't pay any attention to her.

2. Dan and Ron believed Brenda and Erica's deaths were _______.
(a) Tragic.
(b) Unremarkable.
(c) Inevitable.
(d) Justified.

3. After DeLoy was excommunicated, why did the Mormon Church try to sue him?
(a) He'd broken Mormon laws.
(b) He'd stolen money from them.
(c) His house was owned by the church.
(d) He was criticizing the church to the media.

4. According to Krakauer, why was the search for Ruby Jessop less thorough than for Elizabeth Smart?
(a) Ruby was poor.
(b) Ruby was born into a polygamist family.
(c) Ruby's parents told the police not to.
(d) Ruby ran away.

5. How did the modern Mormon Church receive Ron and Dan?
(a) They praised them.
(b) They rejected them.
(c) They tried to correct them.
(d) They ignored them.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Edmunds Tucker Act of 1887, what did fundamentalist believe a new prophet would bring?

2. According to Krakauer, why is it difficult for young girls to break away from abusive marriages in fundamentalist communities?

3. What is the relationship between Ron and Dan Lafferty?

4. Krakauer says he will try to explain the ______ of the Lafferty brothers' murders.

5. What is the purpose of the facts Krakauer provides?

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