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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 does Harlan go through the house looking for in Part IV?

2. Where does Nora tell the Doc Emmett is delayed?

3. What term of affection does Nora sometimes use to address Toby?

4. What does Merrion Crace cook at Nora's house when he comes to visit?

5. What does Jolly tell Lurie when Lurie asks him if he has ever killed a man?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, how does Shaw die?

2. Who does Duena Maria lead Lurie and Burke to, almost impossibly?

3. In Part III, how does Mico die?

4. Why does Josie seem to take such a long time getting ready to pick berries in Part IV?

5. What kind of harm comes to The Sentinel offices in Part III?

6. What is the problem that drives Gabriela and Lurie apart in Part IV?

7. How does Nora feel when Sheriff Harlan Bell gets married?

8. How does Lurie feel after telling the writer much of his life story in Part IV?

9. What does Nora tell Sheriff Harlan Bell about the whereabouts of Rob and Dolan when he first asks in Part IV?

10. What does Marshal John Berger tell Lurie when he finally catches up with him in Part IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how Obreht explores the theme of sacrifice throughout the novel, focusing mainly on the Lark family and citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the role that supernatural forces and entities like fortune-telling, ghosts, and seances play in the plot of this novel.

Essay Topic 3

How does the death of Nora's first-born child, Evelyn, affect Nora and Nora's approach to motherhood as she raises her three younger children, all sons? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support it.

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