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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Krakauer makes the observation that all religions have their share of _______.
(a) Discrepancies.
(b) Idiosyncrasies.
(c) Gods.
(d) Beliefs.

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

3. What is the relationship between Ron and Dan Lafferty?
(a) Brothers-in-law.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Cousins.

4. What information did Allen Lafferty provide which aided Krakauer's description of the murders?
(a) The history of his family.
(b) The history of the School of the Prophets.
(c) A timeline of the day.
(d) The motives of his brothers.

5. Why was Law unable to press charges against Smith?
(a) Law had his fair share of bad deeds.
(b) There was no court system.
(c) Law wasn't a very good lawyer.
(d) Smith controlled the courts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Mormons permitted to settle in Illinois?

2. At the School of the Prophets, what practice did Crossfield attempt to reinstate in his students?

3. What did Crossfield teach his students at the School of the Prophets?

4. Joseph Smith is believed to have practiced ________.

5. Why, according to Krakauer, is it difficult for Mormon's to paint a flaw-free picture of Smith?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Rockwell shoot the Missouri Governor? What was the outcome?

2. What is the purpose of Krakauer presenting the entire story upfront in the prologue? Is he giving away the whole book?

3. Was Smith obedient with the angel Moroni? What was the outcome?

4. What caused Dan Lafferty's trouble with the law? Was this compensated for in any way through religion?

5. According to Krakauer, why is Joseph Smith still appealing to people today?

6. What caused the end of Smith and Law's friendship?

7. How is the Lafferty family described?

8. According to Lorna Craig, how was the response to Elizabeth Smart's disappearance different from Ruby Jessop's? Why does she believe there was a different response and effort?

9. Why did Debbie Palmer and Flora Jessop act as they did?

10. Why were the relations between Missourians and Mormons strained?

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