2. How does Nora meet Emmett?
(a) He is a landscaper doing work for her.
(b) He is a lawyer her family hires.
(c) He is a boarder at her family's boarding house.
(d) He is one of her professors.

3. Why is Lurie being chased by the law?
(a) He beat a young man to death.
(b) He stole a diamond.
(c) He started a fire.
(d) He robbed a bank.

4. Where does Nora grow up?
(a) Morton Hole.
(b) Saratoga.
(c) Ash River.
(d) Amargo.

5. What does Nora help Desma to do at her house in Part II?
(a) Fix a latch.
(b) Cut down a tree.
(c) Drive in new fenceposts.
(d) Weed the garden.

6. Why does Nora go into town after leaving Desma's house?
(a) To check on her boys.
(b) To see if there is any water coming out of the pump.
(c) To find food.
(d) To go to the bank.

7. What is Lurie compelled to do by Hobb's spirit?
(a) Drink.
(b) Become a tailor.
(c) Eat.
(d) Steal.

8. What is the scarcest and most precious resource in Nora's household?
(a) Gold.
(b) Water.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

9. What does Lurie's father call himself for a while after growing frustrated with people mispronouncing his name?
(a) Ronald Weasley.
(b) Bob Jones.
(c) Hodgeman Drury.
(d) John Smith.

10. Whose spirit does Lurie meet in Part II who had once meant a great deal to him?
(a) Hobb's.
(b) His father's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) Donovan's.

11. What magazine does the postman have for both Nora and Desma?
(a) Lady's Home Journal.
(b) Redbook.
(c) Mission.
(d) Vogue.

12. Who were Rey Ruiz's people?
(a) Mexicans and Quechans.
(b) Salvadorans.
(c) Columbians and Quechans.
(d) Mexicans and Columbians.

13. What curiosity unites Emmett and Nora when they first meet?
(a) Emmett's nazar.
(b) Emmett's snow globe.
(c) Emmett's compass.
(d) Emmett's tooth from a river horse.

14. Who was Desma's second husband?
(a) Joseph Gris.
(b) James Madison.
(c) John Smith.
(d) Rey Ruiz.

15. What is George's camel's name?
(a) Saleh.
(b) Maida.
(c) Burke.
(d) Mifty.