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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. In Part 2: Chapter 1, what is a little girl wrapped in?

2. Who does Brigham Young suggest that Lucy marry in Part 2: Chapter 3?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 4, on what day does Jefferson return?

4. Who kills John?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 2, what do the Mormons plant that comes up the next summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 3, why does Brigham Young come to speak to John?

2. Why does John want to rush upstairs for his gun in Part 2: Chapter 4, and why does he not do so?

3. Why is it surprising when John finds a note warning him that there are 29 days remaining to give Lucy as a bride to a Mormon in Part 2: Chapter 4?

4. How does John Ferrier prosper over the years?

5. Who is Jefferson Hope?

6. How long does it take Jefferson to get back to Salt Lake City, and what does he learn there in Part 2: Chapter 5?

7. What plan does John have if Jefferson Hope does not return before Young's one-month deadline is up?

8. In Part 2: Chapter 5, what does Jefferson find after he goes hunting?

9. At the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 1, how is the land described?

10. In Part 2: Chapter 5, where do John, Lucy, and Jefferson find themselves by the first morning after they fled, and what do they do at dawn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Arthur Charpentier is arrested for murder. Why is Charpentier arrested for murder? Why does he seem to be guilty? Why are the appearances of what happened deceiving?

Essay Topic 2

What role does intimidation play in Lucy's wedding plans?

Essay Topic 3

A red herring is information that misleads readers. What are some red herrings in the the novel? How do they deceive characters and readers? How do the red herrings create twists in the plot?

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