Inland Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Téa Obreht
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Inland Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Téa Obreht
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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. Who is Nora's mother?

2. Who were Rey Ruiz's people?

3. What is Nora's last name?

4. What is one of the things Desma helps Nora do when Nora first arrives in Amargo?

5. Who was Desma's first husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Donovan do to Lurie immediately after the wanted poster appears?

2. What is one of Nora's most pressing concerns on her homestead?

3. What kind of disposition does Lurie say camels would not suit?

4. Who is the voice Nora often hears and has silent conversations with?

5. How does the "Wanted" poster in Part I describe Lurie?

6. What information is contained in the Ash River Clarion's rebuttal letter to Nora's letter that greatly upsets Nora?

7. What makes Lurie give Jolly back the nazar he has stolen from him?

8. What one word does Emmett question Nora's use of in her rebuttal letter she wants him to print in The Sentinel?

9. What does Toby want to show his mother so badly in Part I that Nora is skeptical about?

10. What errand is Emmett very late returning from in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the section titled Afternoon, what do you think Obreht is trying to convey through Lurie's conversations with the writer, who painstakingly records Lurie's stories but dies shortly thereafter? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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 Obreht's choice to write some of Lurie's sections from a first-person perspective, with Lurie addressing his camel, Burke, directly. How does this decision affect the reader's experience?

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