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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Flora Jessop flee her home?
(a) She was in love with another man.
(b) She was afraid of her father.
(c) She was being forced into a polygamist marriage.
(d) She wasn't sure she wanted to be Mormon anymore.

2. Why did Debbie decide to flee Bountiful?
(a) Blackmore wanted to marry her daughter.
(b) Blackmore was abusing her.
(c) She'd cheated on her husband.
(d) She'd killed her husband.

3. According to Krakauer, why is it difficult for young girls to break away from abusive marriages in fundamentalist communities?
(a) The girls are very attached to their families.
(b) The police are also polygamists.
(c) The girls are raised to comply.
(d) There is strict security in the communities.

4. In "Under the Banner of Heaven," what does Krakauer believe is the biggest disagreement between fundamentalists and modern Mormons?
(a) Their rights as American citizens.
(b) The location of the Promised Land.
(c) The gender of God.
(d) Polygamy.

5. How did Tom Green become the target for David Leavitt's lawsuit?
(a) Green spoke about his polygamist lifestyle on national news.
(b) Leavitt was suing all polygamists.
(c) Green was trying to take over the government.
(d) Green attempted to create a new sect of the LDS.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Smith finally able to read the gold plates?

2. According to Debbie Palmer, what made Elizabeth Smart an easy target for abduction?

3. What effect did the strict regulations on sex in fundamentalist communities have, according to Debbie?

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

5. How did Mitchell justify his abduction of Elizabeth Smart?

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